Events

    2024 Apr 29

    European Energy Security in Light of the War in Ukraine

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Salata Institute Conference Room, Belfer 3.5, HKS, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

    The Salata Institute for Climate & Sustainability invites you for a discussion with Jozef Síkela, the Czech Republic's Minister of Industry and Trade, moderated by Dustin Tingley, Professor of Government in the Government Department and Deputy Vice Provost for Advances in Learning at Harvard University. Lunch will be provided.... Read more about European Energy Security in Light of the War in Ukraine

    2024 Apr 25

    Arctic Security in the Age of Green Transition

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Zoom & L-369 Belfer Center Library, 79 JFK St, Cambridge

    The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the world’s regions, changing both the geological and geopolitical landscape of the Arctic region. Meanwhile, China and Russia are enhancing their cooperation in the Arctic, particularly through China’s investments in Russia’s rich natural resources... Read more about Arctic Security in the Age of Green Transition

    2024 Apr 23

    Kelman Seminar Series: Reframing Conflicts Over Natural "Resources": The Rights of Nature as a Pathway for Consensus Building and Relational Planning and Resolution

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Zoom

    The Program on Negotiation and Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution present a panel discussion including experts who will share current legal views on Nature as a natural resource at the service of humans and advances of the rights of nature in Colombia, Aotearoa New Zealand, Spain, and Australia, where rivers, lakes, and forests are being recognized as living entities and granted rights.... Read more about Kelman Seminar Series: Reframing Conflicts Over Natural "Resources": The Rights of Nature as a Pathway for Consensus Building and Relational Planning and Resolution

    2024 Apr 22

    Energy Policy Seminar: "Carbon Abatement Costs of Green Hydrogen Across End-Use Sectors"

    12:00pm to 1:15pm

    Location: 

    David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab, Room 414AB, Rubenstein Building, 79 JFK St, Cambridge

    Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Roxana Shafiee, Environmental Fellow in the Harvard University Center for the Environment. Shafiee will give a talk on "Carbon Abatement Costs of Green Hydrogen Across End-Use Sectors."... Read more about Energy Policy Seminar: "Carbon Abatement Costs of Green Hydrogen Across End-Use Sectors"

    2024 Apr 18

    Climate Research Workshops

    1:15pm to 2:30pm

    Location: 

    Bell Hall (B-500), Belfer Building, 79 JKF St, Cambridge

    The Salata Institute’s Climate Research Workshops bring Harvard University faculty together to present and discuss recent climate-related research papers and scholarly publications.... Read more about Climate Research Workshops

    2024 Apr 15

    Energy Policy Seminar: "Frosted Tips: An Alternative Rationale for Solar Geoengineering"

    12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Location: 

    Room 414AB, HKS, 79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA

    Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Wake Smith, Research Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government and Lecturer at the Yale School of the Environment. Smith will give a talk on "Frosted Tips: An Alternative Rationale for Solar Geoengineering."
    ... Read more about Energy Policy Seminar: "Frosted Tips: An Alternative Rationale for Solar Geoengineering"

    2024 Apr 11

    Book Talk: Climate Capitalism by Bloomberg's Akshat Rathi

    4:00pm to 5:00pm

    Location: 

    Salata Institute Lounge, Belfer 3.5, HKS, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

    Our age will be defined by the climate emergency. Fortunately, the green economy is not only possible, but profitable. Join the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability to hear from Bloomberg's senior climate reporter Akshat Rathi about this newly released book that examines this topic.

    ... Read more about Book Talk: Climate Capitalism by Bloomberg's Akshat Rathi

    2024 Apr 08

    Energy Policy Seminar: "Reflections on Global Climate Change Policy"

    12:00pm to 1:15pm

    Location: 

    David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab, Room 414AB, Rubenstein Building, 79 JFK St, Cambridge

    Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Todd Stern, nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. In a fireside chat with Professor Joseph Aldy, Stern will give a talk on "Reflections on Global Climate Change Policy."... Read more about Energy Policy Seminar: "Reflections on Global Climate Change Policy"

    2024 Apr 04

    Is the Paris Agreement Working? With Cassie Flynn, Global Director of Climate Change at the United Nations Development Programme

    4:00pm

    Location: 

    Salata Institute Lounge, Belfer 3.5, HKS, 79 JFK St., Cambridge & Zoom

    Join the Salata Institute's Climate Action Accelerator for a conversation with Cassie Flynn, Global Director of Climate Change at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to hear insights from the front lines of implementing the Paris Agreement.... Read more about Is the Paris Agreement Working? With Cassie Flynn, Global Director of Climate Change at the United Nations Development Programme

    2024 Apr 01

    When Youth Sue to Protect the Planet and their Health: Inside a Bold Legal Strategy to Fight Climate Change

    6:00pm

    Location: 

    Zoom & Kresge Building, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston

    Last summer, 16 young plaintiffs won a pioneering lawsuit against the state of Montana. Their claim: By failing to consider the climate impact of fossil fuel projects, the state had violated children’s rights to a clean and healthful environment.... Read more about When Youth Sue to Protect the Planet and their Health: Inside a Bold Legal Strategy to Fight Climate Change

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