Robert Watson (chemist)

Robert Watson
Born21 March 1948 (1948-03-21) (age 76)
NationalityBritish
Alma materQueen Mary University of London
AwardsBlue Planet Prize (2010)
FRS (2011)
Scientific career
FieldsAtmospheric scientist
InstitutionsUniversity of East Anglia
ThesisThe study of some reactions involving halogen atoms and oxyhalide free radicals by molecular beam mass spectrometry (1973)

Sir Robert Tony Watson CMG FRS (born 21 March 1948) is a British chemist who has worked on atmospheric science issues including ozone depletion, global warming and paleoclimatology since the 1980s. Most recently, he is lead author of the February 2021 U.N. report Making Peace with Nature.[1][2]

  1. ^ Baste, Ivar A; Watson, Robert T, eds. (18 February 2021). Making peace with nature: a scientific blueprint to tackle the climate, biodiversity and pollution emergencies (PDF). Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). ISBN 978-92-807-3837-7. Retrieved 11 March 2021. Job no DEW/2335/NA. See document for conditions of reuse.
  2. ^ "UN: Huge changes in society needed to keep nature, Earth OK". AP NEWS. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2023.