Drew Shindell is a professor of climate sciences at the Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University. From 1995 to 2014, he was a scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City. He taught atmospheric chemistry at Columbia University for more than a decade. His research concerns natural and human drivers of climate change, linkages between air quality and climate change, and the interface between climate change science and policy. He chairs the Scientific Advisory Panel to the Climate and Clean Air Coalition of nations and organizations.
The U.S. and European Union are working on a pledge to cut methane emissions by at least 30% this decade, President Joe Biden announced on Sept. 17, 2021, and he urged countries around the world to join in ahead of the U.N. climate summit later this year. The move is a big deal for efforts […]