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Ramanathan Wins Crafoord Prize
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Veerabhadran Ramanathan won the 2026 Crafoord Prize for research that showed how CFCs and aerosols warm the planet and shape climate policy.
- Ramanathan won the 2026 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- The award cites his work on aerosol particles and climate pollutant gases and the atmospheric energy balance
- His 1975 research showed CFCs trap far more heat than carbon dioxide
- The findings helped spur global action and influenced the 1987 Montreal Protocol
- He also studied methane, HFCs, nitrous oxide, clouds, water vapor, and atmospheric pollution
- Indian Ocean field campaigns linked dark aerosols and soot to atmospheric heating and Himalayan glacier melt
- His research supported efforts to cut short-lived climate pollutants and informed international policy responses
Quick Facts
- What: Awarded the 2026 Crafoord Prize for climate research
- Where: UC San Diego and Stockholm with fieldwork in the Indian Ocean
- Why: His work showed how pollutants and gases drive warming and policy change
- Who: Veerabhadran Ramanathan and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- When: Prize announced for 2026 with ceremony in May 2026
Coverage Timeline: 13 Days
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Veerabhadran Ramanathan, a climate scientist, showed in the 1970s at NASA Langley that CFCs trap heat, influencing global policy.
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Veerabhadran Ramanathan receives the 2026 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences for work on aerosol pollutants and climate energy balance, announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
UC San Diego climate scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan was awarded the 2026 Crafoord Prize for research on CFCs, HFCs, and aerosol effects on Earth's radiative balance.
Veerabhadran Ramanathan wins the 2026 Crafoord Prize for climate science contributions, with ceremonies planned in Stockholm and Lund in May 2026.
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Veerabhadran Ramanathan wins the Crafoord Prize 2026 from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for climate research on greenhouse gases, with implications for heat pump deployment.