Building a Just and Climate-Ready Economy in a Post-COVID World

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Zoom

Daniel P. Schrag, Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology, Harvard FAS, will address the science and forecasting of climate change and Rebecca Henderson, John and Natty McArthur University Professor, HBS, will discuss the business case for building a just and climate-ready economy.... Read more about Building a Just and Climate-Ready Economy in a Post-COVID World

How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic Workshop

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Zoom

This workshop, during Climate Week, will explore the attitudes and motivations that prevent people from supporting actions to decarbonize and identify strategies, including effective communication, to use when engaging climate skepticism.... Read more about How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic Workshop

STS Circle at Harvard

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Zoom

Janet A. Vertesi, Sociology, Princeton, will present "Shaping Science: Organizations, Cultures, and Decision-Making on NASA's Teams."... Read more about STS Circle at Harvard

Japan and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance criteria): The Road Ahead

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Online

The Program on U.S.-Japan Relations hosts Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs, Adjunct Senior Research Scholar of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Former Chief Executive Officer, Multilateral Guarantee Agency (MIGA), as part of the Special Series on Japanese Economic Statecraft.... Read more about Japan and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance criteria): The Road Ahead

Energy Policy Seminar

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Zoom

Peter Green, NREL, will present "Transitioning to a Low Carbon and Resilient Energy System of the Future: Key Challenges and Opportunities."... Read more about Energy Policy Seminar

Thinking Through Soil: Case Study from the Mezquital Valley

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Webinar

The Harvard Graduate School of Design welcomes Seth Denizen, a researcher and design practitioner trained in landscape architecture and human geography, who will give a talk as part of the Kiley Fellow Lecture Series.... Read more about Thinking Through Soil: Case Study from the Mezquital Valley

Harvard Circular Economy Information Session II

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Zoom

Interested in the circular economy and passionate about sustainability? Come join an interdisciplinary group of students across the Harvard Kennedy, Business, Engineering, and Design Schools in organizing a series of virtual conference sessions that rethinks how to make circularity both competitive and sustainable.... Read more about Harvard Circular Economy Information Session II

Harvard Circular Economy Information Session I

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Zoom

Interested in the circular economy and passionate about sustainability? Come join an interdisciplinary group of students across the Harvard Kennedy, Business, Engineering, and Design Schools in organizing a series of virtual conference sessions that rethinks how to make circularity both competitive and sustainable.... Read more about Harvard Circular Economy Information Session I

Harvard Forest Seminar

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Zoom

Missy Holbrook, Charles Bullard Professor of Forestry in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Interim Director of the Harvard Forest, will present "It's Hard to Be a Tree!".... Read more about Harvard Forest Seminar

The First 100 Days: A Conversation with Carol Browner on Environmental Policy After the Election

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Zoom

Harvard community members are invited to a discussion with Carol Browner, U.S. EPA Administrator from 1993-2001, and Director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy 2009-2011.... Read more about The First 100 Days: A Conversation with Carol Browner on Environmental Policy After the Election

Harvard-China Project on Energy, Economy, and Environment Seminar

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Zoom

Xi Lu, Associate Professor, School of Environment, Tsinghua University; Alumnus (Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, and Research Associate) and Collaborator, Harvard-China Project, will present "Electrification and Decarbonization: Analysis of Experiences from China, the US and EU."... Read more about Harvard-China Project on Energy, Economy, and Environment Seminar

Planetary Health with Sam Myers and Living on Earth

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Online

Join Living on Earth in conversation with Sam Myers, HSPH, as he discusses "Planetary Health: Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves."... Read more about Planetary Health with Sam Myers and Living on Earth

Could Climate Change Increase the Risk of Mold in Housing?

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Zoom

Holly Samuelson, an assistant professor of architecture at the Graduate School of Design (GSD); Pamela Cabrera, a GSD graduate now working as a climate engineer and associate at Transsolar KlimaEngineering; and Sara Tepfer, a doctor of design student at GSD; will discuss research, funded in part by the Joint Center for Housing Studies, that combines state-of-the-art hygrothermal simulations and mold-growth computations with data on predicted weather changes in several cool-climate US cities.... Read more about Could Climate Change Increase the Risk of Mold in Housing?

Energy Policy Seminar

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Zoom

Leah Stokes, UC Santa Barbara, will present "Short-Circuiting Policy: Interest Groups and the Battle over Clean Energy and Climate Policy in the American States."... Read more about Energy Policy Seminar

Green Infrastructure Beyond Flood Risk Reduction

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Webinar

The Harvard Graduate School of Design welcomes Linda Shi, Assistant Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University, for a lecture that explores whether it is possible to achieve both social justice and environmental sustainability in efforts to mitigate urban flood risk.... Read more about Green Infrastructure Beyond Flood Risk Reduction

Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy

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Zoom

Adele Morris and Siddhi Doshi, Brookings Institution, and Noah Kaufman, Columbia University, will present "Revenue at Risk in Coal-Reliant Counties."... Read more about Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy

Conversations on Climate Change and Energy Policy

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Zoom

Join the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements for a virtual forum with Joseph E. Stiglitz, who will present "Why We Need More Than a Carbon Price."... Read more about Conversations on Climate Change and Energy Policy

OEB Seminar

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Zoom

Erica Bree Rosenblum, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at University of California, Berkeley, will present "Content and Context in Evolutionary Biology: A Tale of Two Study Systems."... Read more about OEB Seminar

Using the Pandemic Recovery to Spur the Clean Transition: Opportunities and Potential Pitfalls

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WEBINAR

Europe's Green Recovery

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WEBINAR

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