Dr. Gabrielle Kleber, an Early Career Scientist at the COP28 Cryosphere Pavilion, published a major paper in July 2023 on methane emissions from groundwaters that are released as glaciers retreat. She helped identify a positive feedback loop not currently considered in climate models, in which climate-driven glacial melt releases ancient methane in the high Arctic, thus exacerbating global warming. She completed her PhD in Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge and began her post-doc at the University of Tromsø last year.
COP28 recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp796V0H8g8
Full paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-023-01210-6
By Amy Imdieke, Global Outreach Director, and Pam Pearson, Director of ICCI.
Published May. 18, 2024 Updated May. 18, 2024 10:01 am
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