- More than 2 years ago
From Washington, D.C., at the spring meeting of the American Geophysical Union
“Carbon is one of the great atoms of the periodic table,” says D. James Baker, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Washington, D.C. “We wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for carbon atoms.”
Baker pointed to carbon’s versatility and its significance in potential climate change as he announced on June 1 the implementation of the Carbon Cycle Science Initiative.