Robert W. Howarth
Robert Warren Howarth is an American biogeochemist and environmental scientist. Howarth is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University.[1] He is perhaps best known for his research into methane and its impact on the climate.[2]
In 2023, The New Yorker cited Howarth as "one of the world’s premier methane scientists."[3] In 2011, Time named him one of that year's "people who mattered," for his research criticizing the presentation of natural gas as a "bridge-fuel" in the transition to renewable energy.[4][5] His research influenced the decision of US President Joe Biden to temporarily halt any further approvals to export liquefied natural gas in January 2024. In response, The Wall Street Journal described Howarth as "the climate scientist fossil-fuel companies can’t stand."[2]
Howarth studied oceanography at Amherst College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1974, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, earning a Doctoral Degree in Biological Oceanography in 1979.[1][6]
Howarth is actively involved in environmental activism, and a board member of the nonprofit Food & Water Watch.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Robert Warren Howarth". Cornell Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ a b c Morenne, Benoît (2024-03-31). "Exclusive | The Climate Scientist Fossil-Fuel Companies Can't Stand". WSJ. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ McKibben, Bill (2023-10-31). "A Smoking Gun for Biden's Big Climate Decision?". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ Walsh, Bryan (2011-12-14). "People Who Mattered: Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Ingraffea, Robert Howarth". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ Zeller Jr., Tom (April 11, 2011). "Studies Say Natural Gas Has Its Own Environmental Problems". The New York Times. ISSN 1553-8095.
- ^ Robert W. Howarth (July 11, 2011). "ROBERT W. HOWARTH - Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Howarth Lab. Retrieved October 6, 2024.