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9th Salata Scholar Seminar Series

HUCE Seminar Room 440 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge

๐ŸŒŸ Save the Date! You're invited to the 9th Salata Scholar Seminar Series! ๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿ“… Date: April 11, Thursday ๐Ÿ•• Time: 6:00 PM ๐Ÿ“ Location: Harvard University Center for the Environment (HUCE) ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Featured Presenters: 1. Emil Lassen: "Can Doughnut Economics Guide Urban Development in Balance with People and Planet?" - Summary: Emil will introduce how the Doughnut Economics model can guide urban development toward sustainability. Learn about setting absolute targets for sustainability using planetary boundaries science. - Bio: Emil Bender Lassen is a Master in Public Policy student at HKS. Co-founder of the sustainable urban development company Home.Earth. Co-author of โ€œThe Doughnut for Urban Development: A Manualโ€ published in 2023 alongside Kate Raworth (Oxford University) and researchers from Stockholm Resilience Centre. 2. Anastassia Nefedova: "Regenerative Agrivoltaics as a path to net zero- the case for widespread implementation" - Summary: Discover the potential of agrivoltaics in addressing renewable energy transition and food security, looking at the recent advances and challenges in implementing this dual-use approach. - Bio: Anastassia Nefedova is Graduate Student (ALM) in Sustainability at the Harvard Extension School conducting research on the role of regenerative agriculture and agrivoltaics as mechanisms for decarbonization. She's the founder of a climate tech venture - Regenerate, working on on-shore regenerative agrivoltaics implementations which is currently incubated at the Harvard Innovation Lab. ๐Ÿƒ Refreshments will be provided.

Book Talk: Climate Capitalism by Bloomberg’s Akshat Rathi

Salata Institute Conference Room, Floor 3.5, Belfer, Harvard Kennedy School 79 JFK Street, Cambridge

Join the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability to hear from Bloomberg's senior climate reporter Akshat Rathi. He will discuss his new book, Climate Capitalism: Winning the Race to Zero Emissions and Solving the Crisis of Our Age. In a journey across five continents, Rathi brings people, policy, and technology together and tracks the unlikely heroes driving the fight against climate change. The discussion will be moderated by Peter Tufano, Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School and Senior Advisor to the Harvard Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability.