Throughout history, progress in human societies has come about thanks to an improved understanding of the world around us, which, in turn, has enabled us to identify new ways to draw advantage. The knowledge upon which such new understanding is based is derived through informal or organized observation—where organized observation is more commonly referred to […]
Author Archives: Katherine Richardson
Katherine Richardson is a professor in biological oceanography at the University of Copenhagen and leader of the Sustainability Science Centre. She was Chairperson of the Commission on Climate Change Policy, which presented the roadmap for how Denmark can become independent of fossil fuels. She is currently a member of the Danish Climate Council. Her research focuses on the importance of biological processes in the ocean for the uptake of CO2 from the atmosphere and how ocean biology contributes to Earth system functioning. Katherine was Chairman of the Scientific Steering Committee for the IARU congress, Global Challenges: Achieving Sustainability.
