Zhou Ji
In the introduction of "Atmosphere of Hope. Solutions to the Climate Crisis" (2015), Tim Flannery mention some people who were influenced by reading "The Weather Makers" (2005) He wrote that the book 'alerted' Richard Branson, who recommended it to Arnold Schwarzenegger (Governor of California, who signed the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006) and established the Virgin Earth Challenge as well as the Carbon War Room. Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia, said that he introduced a carbon tax in British Columbia after reading "The Weather Makers". The book also alerted Zhou Ji, president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 'to the extent of the climate problem'.