Colleagues and friends remember prominent Australian scientist Professor Will Steffen as a courageous pioneer for climate action.
abc.net.au/news/will-steffen-tribute/101913160Prominent climate scientist Professor Will Steffen has been remembered by colleagues and friends as a generous and courageous pioneer for climate action after his death aged 75.He was an emeritus professor at the Australian National UniversityTributes have flooded social media for Professor Steffen, who died in Canberra on Sunday. He had been receiving treatment for pancreatic cancer.
Professor Steffen served as executive director of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, and was a contributor to five Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports. Professor Steffen also made substantial contributions to science policy, serving as an adviser to the Australian government's Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Climate Commission, and Climate Council.His research spanned a broad range within Earth system science, with an emphasis on sustainability and climate change.
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