Ben Poulter awarded Copernicus Medal 2026
The Copernicus Medal 2026 has been awarded to Ben Poulter for his leadership in advancing the coordination of global efforts to model, monitor and measure greenhouse gas emissions and removals through his work with the Global Carbon Project's Global Methane Budget and the REgional Carbon Cycle Assessment and Processes study (RECCAP2), his implementation of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Global Stocktake strategic plan focusing on Agriculture Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU), and his influence in integrating greenhouse gas monitoring within domestic and international climate mitigation efforts.
The presentation of the medal and the corresponding medal lecture are on Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 19:00 at the Austria Center Vienna in the course of the EGU General Assembly 2026.
Please find more information on our 2026 medallist on our Copernicus Medal page.
Welcome to Copernicus Gesellschaft e.V.
Copernicus Gesellschaft e.V. is a non-profit society, registered in Germany, and aims to promote international collaboration in the geo- and space sciences. The society was founded in 1988 by directors, scientists, and administrative staff of the Max Planck Institute for Aeronomy (today Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research − MPS).
Copernicus Gesellschaft e.V. is the exclusive partner of Copernicus Meetings & Publications, a professional congress organizer and open-acess publisher who serves scientific associations and institutions worldwide.
We invite you to learn more about our society, its History, Members, Statutes, and our Copernicus Medal that we award to recognize individuals with outstanding and innovative scientific achievements in geosciences, planetary or space sciences who have also accomplished fruitful work for the promotion of international collaboration in the sciences.
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Prof. Dr. Hermann Lühr, secretary
Martin Rasmussen, treasurer
We participate in the Deutschlandstipendium
We are on! With our participation in the Deutschlandstipendium, we support particularly talented and committed students at the University of Göttingen. The Copernicus Gesellschaft e.V. is happy to support five scholarships.