The Trump Administration Is Reversing Nearly 100 Environmental Rules

October 15, 2020

Over four years in office, the Trump administration has dismantled major climate policies and rolled back many rules... Read more about The Trump Administration Is Reversing Nearly 100 Environmental Rules



The Art of the Climate Change War

September 29, 2020

The world needs a new strategy to fight climate change aggressively and effectively.... Read more about The Art of the Climate Change War



When It Hits 100 Degrees in Siberia …

September 30, 2020

Environmentalist predicts more extreme heat events—and disasters linked to them... Read more about When It Hits 100 Degrees in Siberia …



How Do You Get Environmentalists to Actually Vote?

October 16, 2020

Enough Americans say they prioritize the environment to have a monumental effect on policy. The problem is they just don't vote.... Read more about How Do You Get Environmentalists to Actually Vote?



Two Online Classes Aim to Bridge All Harvard Students, Schools

August 26, 2020

Sandel on ethics in era of pandemic and racial reckoning, and Schrag on climate change... Read more about Two Online Classes Aim to Bridge All Harvard Students, Schools



Climate Change Class Is in Session

August 14, 2020

HUCE faculty tackle climate change in expanded Gen Ed course offerings... Read more about Climate Change Class Is in Session



The Amazon Will Soon Burn Again

June 18, 2020

Professor Bruno Carvalho writes how the rainforest and its Indigenous groups face existential threats in a recent op-ed.... Read more about The Amazon Will Soon Burn Again



Pushing the Frontier of Energy Research

April 22, 2020

In her Energy Frontier Research Center, Professor Cynthia Friend explores climate change solutions, forges interdisciplinary partnerships, and trains a new generation of innovators... Read more about Pushing the Frontier of Energy Research



Studying Up a Storm

December 9, 2019

New course uses hands-on labs to explain cloudy concepts in atmospheric physics... Read more about Studying Up a Storm



Climate Change is Sapping Nutrients from Our Food — and It Could Become a Global Crisis

August 8, 2019

Feeding a planet inhabited by 10 billion people by mid-century — already a daunting task — is getting harder due to a little-known impact of global warming: the decline of essential nutrients in the world’s staple foods that exist in almost every single person’s diet around the world.... Read more about Climate Change is Sapping Nutrients from Our Food — and It Could Become a Global Crisis



Introducing the 2019-2021 Environmental Fellows

May 3, 2019

HUCE welcomes new cohort of postdoctoral researchers... Read more about Introducing the 2019-2021 Environmental Fellows



The Trouble with Thaw

April 16, 2019

The warming Arctic permafrost may be releasing more nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, than previously thought... Read more about The Trouble with Thaw



Want to Escape Global Warming? These Cities Promise Cool Relief

April 15, 2019

While climate change affects everywhere, some areas in America will be less affected than others... Read more about Want to Escape Global Warming? These Cities Promise Cool Relief



Tackling Climate Change through Study

April 10, 2019

Seven research projects, including four led by HUCE faculty associates, will share $1 million in grants... Read more about Tackling Climate Change through Study



Finding the Right "Dose" for Solar Geoengineering

March 11, 2019

Solar geoengineering could halve global temperature increases without making climate change worse, research shows... Read more about Finding the Right "Dose" for Solar Geoengineering



And Now, Land May Be Sinking

February 20, 2019

Study suggests mid-Atlantic is getting lower, which may exacerbate effects of sea-level rise... Read more about And Now, Land May Be Sinking



Think Different, Act More

February 19, 2019

Environmental policy advocate Hal Harvey suggests new paths to combat climate change at recent HUCE event.... Read more about Think Different, Act More



How to Think About the Costs of Climate Change

January 17, 2019

HKS Professor Joseph Aldy comments on the difficulty in communicating the connection between economics and climate change... Read more about How to Think About the Costs of Climate Change



Is the Green New Deal For Real?

January 10, 2019

A conversation about the "Green New Deal" with Bill McKibben, Naomi Oreskes, and Daniel Schrag... Read more about Is the Green New Deal For Real?



The Long Memory of the Pacific Ocean

January 4, 2019

Historical cooling periods are still playing out in the deep Pacific... Read more about The Long Memory of the Pacific Ocean

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