Awards & Recognition
★2005 American Meteorological Society Henry G. Houghton Award
★2013 American Geophysical Union Ascent Award
★2013 Global Green Policy Design Award
★2015 PNAS Cozzarelli Prize
★2018 Judi Friedman Lifetime Achievement Award
★2019 and 2022 Apolitical 100 most influential in climate policy
★2021 Visionary CleanTech Influencer of the Year
★2023 Worth Magazine top 100 global impact
★2025 Climate Insider top 10 Clean Energy Leaders
Notable Facts
→Ranked #1 most impactful scientist globally in Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences since 1985
→Co-founder of The Solutions Project nonprofit with Mark Ruffalo
→Published 195+ peer-reviewed articles and 6 books
→Given ~800 invited talks worldwide
→Founded Stanford's Atmosphere/Energy Program in 2004
→Work cited as basis for Green New Deal energy policies
→Appeared on David Letterman Show and TED talks
→Served on advisory committee to US Secretary of Energy
→Wikipedia page documenting career and controversies