Concerns about the adverse impacts of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on environmental and human health are rising. Used in thousands of products since the 1940s, these so-called "forever chemicals" don't degrade easily in the environment or the human body.

Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust. It is also ubiquitous in the modern world, from aircraft to soda cans. Today, the efficiency with which  we use—and reuse—aluminum is vital to addressing key environmental challenges and understanding humanity’s fraught relationship with the earth.​... Read more about Soil to Foil: Aluminum and the Quest for Industrial Sustainability

Join the keynote event of the workshop on ‘Adapting to Climate Change in South Asia and West Africa’ with Prabhu Pingali, Professor in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University and the Founding Director of the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI).... Read more about Recalibrating Sustainability: Living with a Changing Climate

Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH primary care physician and Director of Education and Policy at the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (Harvard Chan C-CHANGE) at HSPH, will discuss careers in environmental justice and health equity.... Read more about Careers in Climate Action Speaker Series

"Geoengineering the Climate: Sociotechnical Transformations and Changing Knowledge Practices in the Anthropocene" with Iris Hilbrich, University of Hamburg.

The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability and the Vice Provost Office for Advances in Learning present Harvard Speaks on Climate Change, a new series featuring Harvard faculty working on different dimensions of the climate challenge. In the inaugural session, Professors Daniel Jacob and Steven Wofsy will delve into their groundbreaking research on the satellite detection of methane emissions, shedding light on the implications of their data and developments for future greenhouse gas mitigation strategies. Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability Jim Stock will host. This series is part of the collection of VPAL Signature Events and is co-sponsored by the Harvard Alumni Association.... Read more about Harvard Speaks on Climate Change: Satellite Detection of Methane Emissions

Join the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainabilty and Harvard's Solar Geoengineering Research Program for a fireside chat featuring Pascal Lamy, Chair of the Climate Overshoot Commission and Former Director-General of the WTO, and Larry Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus, Harvard University; Former Secretary of the Treasury (Clinton Administration); and Former Director of the National Economic Council (Obama Administration).

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Join Principal Research Scientist in Education, Tina Grotzer Ed.D. '93 as she discusses climate change and its existential threat to life on Earth and how to use education as a tool to address it.... Read more about Teaching in a Changing Climate: Lessons for Living Sustainably and Equitably as Global Citizens

A Harvard-China Project Research Seminar with Christine Gschwendtner, Postdoctoral Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program (ENRP) and the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program (STPP) at HKS.

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"Political signaling drives China’s pilot emissions trading scheme with Chen Xiang, Assistant Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University."

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"Killer Robots? Law and Policy of Lethal Autonomous Weapons" with Eric Rosenbach, Director of the Belfer Center's Defense, Emerging Technology, and Strategy Program.

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"Economic Challenges to Rapid Energy and Deforestation Transitions" with Leon Clarke, Director of Decarbonization Pathways at the Bezos Earth Fund.

"Reimagining Net Metering: A Polycentric Model for Equitable Solar Adoption" with Dustin Tingley, Professor of Government, Harvard University."

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Gita Wirjawan, Chairman and Founder of Ancora Group and Ancora Foundation, will give a talk.... Read more about The Paradox of Sustainability

"Energy Policy Seminar: "The Future is Very Bright and Every Day is a Freaking Crisis: An Up-Close Look at the Clean Energy Transition with Jason Grumet."

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