Conversation With An Optimistic Scientist

the american atmospheric chemist professor susan solomon

Susan Solomon: ‘Frankly, I worry about climate scientists being encouraged to take a particular stance.’ Photograph: Justin Knight

Killian Fox (long time no see!) offers this wonderful conversation with an optimist who knows the science:

Climate scientist Susan Solomon: ‘Let’s not give up now – we’re right on the cusp of success’

The US atmospheric chemist on why she doesn’t share the pessimism of most climate scientists, fixing the ozone layer, and why Jacques Cousteau is her hero

Susan Solomon was born and raised in Chicago and got her PhD in atmospheric chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. She is known for her work in the 1980s which established how the Earth’s protective ozone layer was being depleted by human-made chemicals. Continue reading