Corinne Le Quéré facts for kids
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Corinne Le Quéré
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Le Quéré in 2016
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| Born | July 1966 (age 58–59) Quebec, Canada
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| Fields | Climatology |
| Institutions | University of East Anglia |
Corinne Le Quéré (born in July 1966) is a Canadian scientist. She is a top professor at the University of East Anglia. She studies climate change and how it affects our planet. She used to lead the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. She also helps advise the French and UK governments on climate issues. Her main work is about how the carbon cycle and climate change are connected.
Her School Journey
Corinne Le Quéré studied at several universities. She earned her first degree in physics from the University of Montreal. Then, she got a master's degree in atmospheric and ocean sciences from McGill University. Finally, she completed her Ph.D. in oceanography at the University of Paris VI.
About Her Life
Corinne Le Quéré was born in Quebec, Canada, in 1966. When she was a child, her family often went camping. They visited national parks in Eastern Canada. These trips helped her become very interested in nature.
She left high school in 1984. She started studying at a small university near her home in Gatineau. Later, she moved to the University of Montreal to study physics.
Corinne Le Quéré also became a British citizen. She now has both French and Canadian passports.
In February 2023, she was a guest on a popular radio show called BBC's Desert Island Discs. On the show, guests imagine being stranded on a desert island. She chose a mask and snorkel as her luxury items. Her favorite song was La Vida Es Un Carnaval by Celia Cruz. For her book, she picked the World Atlas of the Oceans.
Her Work and Research
Corinne Le Quéré is a very important scientist. From 2009 to 2013, she helped lead the Global Carbon Project (GCP). This project studies how carbon moves around the Earth. She also started and led the yearly report called the Global Carbon Budget. This report tracks how much carbon dioxide is released into the air.
She was also part of the Scientific Committee for Future Earth. This group works on research for a sustainable future. She has written parts of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th reports for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. These reports are very important for understanding climate change.
She has worked at many famous research places. She did research at Princeton University in the US. She also worked at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Germany. In the UK, she worked with the University of East Anglia and the British Antarctic Survey.
Awards and Recognitions
Corinne Le Quéré has received many awards for her work.
- In 2012, she won the Claude Berthault award from the French Academy of Sciences.
- In 2013/2014, she received the first Copernicus medal.
- In 2015, she was given a Blaise Pascal Medal. This award is for Earth and Environmental Sciences. She also won the Grande Médaille Albert 1er de Monaco.
- In 2016, she became a Fellow of the Royal Society. This is a very high honor for scientists in the UK.
- Also in 2016, she was named one of 20 "women making waves" in the climate change debate.
- In 2019, she was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). This was for her great work in climate change science.
- In 2019, she also won the Prince Albert I Medal. She was also made a Chevalier (Knight) of the French Legion of Honour.
- In 2020, she received the Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences. This was for her research on how climate change and the carbon cycle affect each other.
