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Salata Institute Climate Research Workshop: History & Political Economy of “Ultra-Emitter sites”: Synergies with Remote Sensing of Emissions

Harvard Kennedy School 79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA, United States

Presenters: Emma Rothschild, Jeremy and Jane Knowles Professor of History, Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Steven Wofsy, Abbott Lawrence Rotch Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Chemistry, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Steps and Scales: Transforming the US Health Sector for Climate Change and Health Equity

Kresge Building, Room 200 677 Huntington Ave Boston

Join us on Friday, September 29 for "Steps and Scales: Transforming the US Health Sector for Climate Change and Health Equity" featuring Dr. John Balbus, Acting Director of the HHS Office of Climate Change and Health Equity. A Whittenberger Lecture hosted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Whittenberger Lecture: Climate Change and Health in the Media

Kresge Building, Room 202 677 Huntington Ave Boston

Join us on Friday, September 29 to discuss Climate Change and Health in the Media with Somini Sengupta, International Climate Reporter for The New York Times. A Whittenberger Lecture hosted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Revisiting the Productivity Dilemma: The Humanity of Work and What It Means for Sustainable Business

SHINE Summit 2023 will address how the meaning and metrics of work have been forever changed, and how this provides an opportunity to rethink the humanity of work and the measurement of business success. Together we will develop new ways to think about performance, productivity, and the humanity of work to create more humane and sustainable business measurement tools.

Careers in Climate Action: Evan Gordon Greenfield and Rajesh Swaminathan on Impact Investing and Deep Tech Start-Ups

Harvard University Center for the Environment 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

Students and Harvard alumni are welcome to join us on October 4th from 6 - 8PM to hear from Evan Gordon Greenfield and Rajesh Swaminathan on Impact Investing and Deep Tech Start-Ups. Evan Gordon Greenfield oversees British Columbia Investment Management's ESG program for its Private Equity asset class. Rajesh Swaminathan is Partner at Khosla Ventures. Rajesh has two decades of experience assisting and investing in deep tech startups. Each Careers in Climate Action Speaker Series event will include one hour of Q&A with the speaker followed by a dinner reception.

Protecting the World’s Penguins

Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

Join Dr. Pablo Borboroglu, the 2023 Indianapolis Prize Winner for animal conservation, as he recounts his lifelong journey to save penguins. Dr. Borboroglu will highlight the challenges of conservation work, from protecting 32 million acres of ocean and coastal habitat to cofounding the Global Penguin Society, an international conservation coalition for the world’s penguin species. Hear about the risks and rewards he has experienced while trying to save penguins in some of nature’s wildest places.

From Hive to Honey Jar Workshop (REGISTRATIONS FILLED)

Smith Campus Center Glass Box

This past summer Common Spaces, Harvard Real Estate and the Office for Sustainability welcomed honeybees to the Smith Campus Center 10th floor, and we're excited to share this project and learning experience with our Harvard community.  Join us for this very hands-on honey extraction workshop. 

Green Fair First-Years Enhanced Brain Break

Annenberg Dining Hall

First-years are invited to join the Green Fair Smoothie Night on Wednesday 10/11, hosted by REP! Get an introduction to sustainability organizations on campus. Enjoy smoothies and connect with students and organizations who are also inspired to make change.

The Geopolitics of Critical Materials: The Role of Central Asia

Zoom

The energy transition is causing a surge in demand for minerals for clean energy technologies, giving rise to concerns about the sources and security of supplies of critical materials. Learn more at this event co-sponsored by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University and Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI).

Change the System, Not the Women

HUCE Seminar Room 440 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

Janet Hering, Director Emerita, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, will give a talk as part of the Climate Science Series. Hosted by the Harvard University Center for the Environment. Co-sponsored by the EPS-ESE DIB Council.