“Acceptance Speech” Frontiers of Knowledge Award 2022 in Climate Change

Acceptance speech by Lonnie G. Thompson, winner of the 2022 Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change, who was honored alongside Ellen Mosley-Thompson for their contributions to understanding Earth’s climate history through the study of ice cores from polar regions and high mountain glaciers. Their research has made it possible to reconstruct thousands of years of climate history and document the acceleration of global warming and the disappearance of ice masses in different regions of the planet.

Thompson reviews nearly five decades of scientific expeditions, from his early work on the Quelccaya ice cap in Peru to the collection and preservation of thousands of meters of ice cores from different continents. He explains how these records reveal the magnitude of current climate change and warns of the consequences of glacier retreat for the water resources of millions of peop

Acceptance speech by Lonnie G. Thompson, winner of the 2022 Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change, who was honored alongside Ellen Mosley-Thompson for their contributions to understanding Earth’s climate history through the study of ice cores from polar regions and high mountain glaciers. Their research has made it possible to reconstruct thousands of years of climate history and document the acceleration of global warming and the disappearance of ice masses in different regions of the planet.

Thompson reviews nearly five decades of scientific expeditions, from his early work on the Quelccaya ice cap in Peru to the collection and preservation of thousands of meters of ice cores from different continents. He explains how these records reveal the magnitude of current climate change and warns of the consequences of glacier retreat for the water resources of millions of people. He also highlights advances in renewable energy and the importance of international cooperation in tackling global warming.