Stephen Schneider, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Stephen Schneider

American climatologist

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1945

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 19-Jul-2010

Profession: engineer, biologist, climatologist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Stephen Schneider

  • Stephen Henry Schneider (February 11, 1945 – July 19, 2010) was Professor of Environmental Biology and Global Change at Stanford University, a Co-Director at the Center for Environment Science and Policy of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and a Senior Fellow in the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.
  • Schneider served as a consultant to federal agencies and White House staff in the Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.
  • W.
  • Bush, Bill Clinton, George W.
  • Bush and Barack Obama administrations. Schneider's research included modeling of the atmosphere, climate change, and the effect of global climate change on biological systems.
  • Schneider was the founder and editor of the journal Climatic Change and authored or co-authored over 450 scientific papers and other publications.
  • He was a Coordinating Lead Author in Working Group II Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Third Assessment Report and was engaged as a co-anchor of the Key Vulnerabilities Cross-Cutting Theme for the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) at the time of his death.
  • During the 1980s, Schneider emerged as a leading public advocate of sharp reductions of greenhouse gas emissions to combat global warming.
  • In 2006 Professor Schneider was an Adelaide Thinker in Residence advising the South Australian Government of Premier Mike Rann on climate change and renewable energy policies.
  • In ten years South Australia went from zero to 31% of its electricity generation coming from renewables. An annual award for outstanding climate science communication was created in Schneider's honor after his death, by the Commonwealth Club of California.
  • The Stephen Schneider Memorial Lecture of the American Geophysical Union honors Schneider's life and work.

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