In October 2011 , the American Geophysical Union awarded Schmidt the '' Inaugural Climate Communications Prize '' , for his work on communicating climate-change issues to the public . The award news release noted his outreach work including co-founding and contributing to the RealClimate blog . He was a contributing author of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) ; the work of the IPCC , including the contributions of many scientists , was recognised by the joint award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize . Schmidt was named in November 2004 as one of '' Scientific American '' 's " Top 50 Research Leaders " of the year
2007 Nobel Peace Prize
2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Gavin Schmidt