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Professor Christopher K.R.T. Jones — Recipient of the 2020 MPE Prize


Professor Chris Jones is the Bill Guthridge Distinguished Professor in Mathematics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Director of the Mathematics and Climate Research Network (MCRN). The 2020 MPE Prize recognizes Professor Jones for his many significant contributions to climate science and the mathematics of planet Earth.

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April 22, 2020 — 50 years of Earth Day

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On April 22, 1970, Earth Day was born.  Twenty million Americans — 10% of the U.S. population at the time — took to the streets, college campuses and hundreds of cities to protest environmental ignorance and demand a new way forward for our planet. Earth Day was the unified response to an environment in crisis — oil spills, smog, rivers so polluted they literally caught fire. 

On April 22, 2020, we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. This time, our planet faces two global crises: the COVID-19 pandemic, which is immediate, and the climate crisis, which is slowly building.  Both will have enormous economic and social impact. Both are relevant to MPE.

The world was not prepared for a coronavirus. Leaders ignored hard science and delayed critical actions. The consequences are terrifying and deadly.  The climate crisis is no less real. It will be the most pressing issue for the next generations. Let us all support the movement for a cleaner, healthier planet.

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