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Indian-origin scientist chosen for UN's highest environmental award
2013-09-17 06:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: KOLKATA: An Indian-origin scientist, who proved how cutting emissions of "black carbon" or soot can significantly lessen the impact of climate change, has been selected for the United Nation's top environmental award. A statement issued by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Tuesday said Veerabhadran Ramanathan of Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California is to receive the 2013 " Champions of the Earth award", the UN's highest environmental award. In 1997, he had co-led an...
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