Disease ecologist Courtney Murdock will focus on understanding the climate variables that influence mosquito-borne disease transmission. Deploying advanced models of climate-based disease spread, Murdock’s research seeks to predict transmission patterns in order to respond to the epidemiological effects of the climate crisis.
A day of action-focused learning, bringing Harvard’s multi-disciplinary climate impact expertise to our community. This one-day event will engage Harvard thought-leaders and learners in an interactive experience – inspiring action, collaboration, leadership, and change across all sectors and industries.
Presenters: Stephen Ansolabehere, Frank G. Thompson Professor of Government, Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Dustin Tingley, Professor of Government, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Presenter: Daniel Nocera, Patterson Rockwood Professor of Energy, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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
Presenters: Daniel Jacob, Vasco McCoy Family Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Carrie Jenks, Executive Director, Environmental and Energy Law Program, Harvard Law School; Daniel Varon, Research Associate, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Join this Energy Policy Seminar featuring Ana Unruh Cohen, Senior Director for NEPA, Infrastructure and Clean Energy at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Unruh Cohen will give a talk on "Permitting Progress in Support of U.S. Clean Energy and Climate Goals." Attend virtually or in person.
Educating during a changing climate raises significant challenges for educators and global citizens. How can educators help learners to understand the rare confluence of dynamic processes that lead to the habitability of our planet? Join Principal Research Scientist in Education, Tina Grotzer Ed.D. '93, as she discusses education on climate change and its existential threat to life on Earth.
Presenter: Claire Henly, Senior Advisor, U.S. Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.
As the climate continues to change, discussions about climate policy also continue to evolve. Recognition of worsening climate impacts is giving rise to new conceptualizations of the problem and new proposals for managing and reducing risks. The recent report Reducing the Risks of Climate Overshoot from the Climate Overshoot Commission, chaired by Pascal Lamy, puts the notion of climate overshoot at the center of the debate, and recommends a number of actions, including related to solar geoengineering, to reduce the likelihood, magnitude, and duration of overshoot. Join us for this fireside chat featuring Pascal Lamy and Larry Summers, who will discuss the contents of this new report—including its treatment of solar geoengineering—in the context of preparations for the upcoming COP28 in Dubai and broader trends in climate policy and politics.