American-Australian chemist (born 1947)

Will Steffen

William Lee Steffen was an American-born Australian chemist. He was the executive director of the Australian National University (ANU) Climate Change Institute and a member of the Australian Climate Commission until its dissolution in September 2013. From 1998 to 2004, he was the executive director of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, a coordinating body of national environmental change organisations based in Stockholm. Steffen was one of the founding climate councillors of the Climate Council, with whom he frequently co-authored reports, and spoke in the media on issues relating to climate change and renewable energy.

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904 Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.
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1814 War of the Sixth Coalition: France engages Russia and Prussia in the Battle of Brienne.
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april 10 A mass shooting occurs at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky, that leaves five victims dead and eight wounded.
april 11 During the Pazigyi massacre, an airstrike conducted by the Myanmar Air Force kills at least 100 villagers in Pazigyi, Sagaing Region.
april 13 The house of Jack Teixeira is raided in an investigation into leaked Pentagon documents; he is arrested on the same day.
april 14 The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency.

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