Rafe Pomerance: key obituary facts
Is Rafe Pomerance dead? Yes. Rafe Pomerance died on May 21, 2026, at age 79.
Cause of death: Rafe Pomerance's cause of death was reported as lung cancer.
What was Rafe Pomerance known for?
He was known as climate change activist.
More about Rafe Pomerance
Born: 19 July 1946.
Gender: male.
Occupation: environmentalist, climate activist.
Nationality: United States.
Education: Cornell University.
Employer: World Resources Institute.
Rafe Pomerance, an American environmentalist, died on May 21, 2026, of lung cancer.
He was 79. Pomerance was a Distinguished Senior Arctic Policy Fellow of the Woodwell Climate Research Center.
Beginning in the late 1970s, he played a key role in raising awareness of the risks of climate change for United States policymakers. His role during the period from 1979 to 1989 is detailed in the book “Losing Earth” by Nathaniel Rich. Pomerance graduated from Cornell University in 1968 with a B.A. in history.
Rafe Pomerance, 79, American environmentalist, lung cancer.