Crafoord Prize Winner Ramanathan: Climate Action Enters Its “How” Phase

Veerabhadran Ramanathan won the 2026 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences for pioneering research on aerosols and short-lived climate pollutants.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Crafoord Foundation recognized work that helped clarify drivers of near-term warming, including methane and black carbon.

A day later in Stockholm, scientists and policymakers discussed how to turn climate science into action over the next 25 years.

The roundtable focused on protecting people and ecosystems most exposed to heat, floods, storms, and other worsening climate impacts.