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Location: Land Hall, Belfer Building, Room 400, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

This is an advanced research seminar on selected topics in environmental and resource economics. Emphasizes theoretical models, quantitative empirical analysis, and public policy applications. Includes presentations by invited outside speakers.

Benjamin Olken, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will present “The Origins and Control of Forest Fires in the Tropics.”... Read more about Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy

Location: Land Hall, Belfer Building, Room 400, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

This is an advanced research seminar on selected topics in environmental and resource economics. Emphasizes theoretical models, quantitative empirical analysis, and public policy applications. Includes presentations by invited outside speakers.

Christian Gollier, Toulouse School of Economics, will present “Discounting.”... Read more about Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy

Location: Rubenstein Building, Room 414AB, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

Since the dawn of the atomic age, humanity has struggled with the inherent duality of atomic fission, with its awesome power to either benefit or obliterate life on earth. Waves of optimism and despair have been driven by the threat of the proliferation of nuclear weapons and their possible use, and by the hopes of a prodigious carbon-free energy source that has stumbled and lost public confidence in the process.... Read more about A New Nuclear Age?

Location: Bowie Vernon Room (K262), CGIS Knafel, 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge SH

Join the Weatherhead Center Canada Program for their Canada Seminar featuring Emma Gilheany, William Lyon Mackenzie King Postdoctoral Fellow, Weatherhead Canada Program, and Affiliate, Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP).... Read more about Against Cryo Nullius: Icy Materialities and Nunatsiavummiut Refusal of the Settler State

Location: Rubenstein Building, Room 414 AB, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

Passing environmental policy is difficult, because of the – reasonable – concern that it will increase costs. But implementation often leads to systemic changes that make environmental regulation cheaper and easier to implement than expected.... Read more about The Policy Is Just the Beginning: How Implementation Makes Environmental Policy Cheaper and Easier Than Expected

Location: Land Hall, Belfer Building, Room 400, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

This is an advanced research seminar on selected topics in environmental and resource economics. Emphasizes theoretical models, quantitative empirical analysis, and public policy applications. Includes presentations by invited outside speakers.

Adrien Bilal, Stanford University, will present “The Macroeconomic Impact of Climate Change: Global vs. Local Temperature.”... Read more about Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy

Location: Virtual

Trained in anthropology and education, Gabrielle Oliveira works at the intersections of migration, education, family, and childhood studies. At Radcliffe, she will write her third book, which will focus on how migrant children conceptualize climate change, land loss, and mobility in schools in Venezuela and Brazil.... Read more about My Home, Our Planet: Venezuelan Migrant Children in Brazil and the Role of Education of Climate Change

Location: CGIS South S050, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge

The Program on Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Circle at Harvard provides a space for weekly conversations about contemporary issues in science and technology that are relevant to fields such as anthropology, history of science, sociology, STS, law, government, public policy, and the natural sciences. Dissertation writers and recent graduates are working on exciting topics that intersect with STS at the edges of their home disciplines. The Circle offers wide exposure to such emerging STS scholarship that otherwise has no forum at Harvard.... Read more about STS Circle: Net Zero Climate Targets: The Gulf between Science and Social Representation

Location: Rubenstein Building, Room 414AB, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

The success of nuclear power renaissance hinges on addressing one critical challenge: cost. Historically, nuclear power has been plagued by a “cost escalation curse,” with overnight construction costs rising dramatically in countries like the United States and France from the 1970s to the 1990s. In contrast, China’s nuclear sector presents a striking counterexample, achieving declining costs alongside substantially capacity expansion.... Read more about Breaking the Cost Escalation Curse of Nuclear Power

Location: Land Hall, Belfer Building, Room 400, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

This is an advanced research seminar on selected topics in environmental and resource economics. Emphasizes theoretical models, quantitative empirical analysis, and public policy applications. Includes presentations by invited outside speakers.

Bard Harstad, Stanford University, will present “The Gas Trap: Outcompeting Coal vs. Renewables.”... Read more about Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy

Location: CGIS South S050, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge

The Program on Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Circle at Harvard provides a space for weekly conversations about contemporary issues in science and technology that are relevant to fields such as anthropology, history of science, sociology, STS, law, government, public policy, and the natural sciences. Dissertation writers and recent graduates are working on exciting topics that intersect with STS at the edges of their home disciplines. The Circle offers wide exposure to such emerging STS scholarship that otherwise has no forum at Harvard.... Read more about STS Circle: Eco-Anxiety and Climate Urgency in the Mother City

Location: Harvard Club of NYC, 35 W 44th St., 10036 New York, NY

Join the Salata Institute for a special Climate and Sustainability Networking Reception designed to connect Harvard alumni working in climate and sustainability careers in New York City with current students interested in pursuing similar paths. This event provides a unique opportunity to foster meaningful connections, build a professional community, and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about addressing climate challenges.... Read more about Harvard Climate and Sustainability Networking Reception (NYC)

Location: Harvard Club of NYC, 35 W 44th St., 10036 New York, NY

Join the Salata Institute for a special Climate and Sustainability Networking Reception designed to connect Harvard alumni working in climate and sustainability careers in New York City with current students interested in pursuing similar paths. This event provides a unique opportunity to foster meaningful connections, build a professional community, and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about addressing climate challenges.... Read more about Harvard Climate and Sustainability Networking Reception (NYC)

Location: Columbia University and Harvard Club of New York, New York City

Join the Salata Institute and the Mignone Center for Career Success for a full day of climate and sustainability career opportunities and networking in New York City! The Salata Institute will provide roundtrip transportation for current Harvard students on a chartered bus from campus to the All Ivy Environmental and Sustainable Development Career Fair at Columbia University and back, with a stop at the Harvard Club of New York City for the Alumni and Student Networking Session.... Read more about NYC All Ivy Career Fair & Networking Reception

Location: Franklin Hall, 1348 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC

​Join the Salata Institute and the 2025 Climate Trek team for a special Climate and Sustainability Networking Reception designed to connect Harvard alumni working in climate and sustainability careers in Washington DC with current Harvard students interested in pursuing similar paths.... Read more about Harvard Climate and Sustainability Networking Reception (DC)

Location: Franklin Hall, 1348 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC

​Join the Salata Institute and the 2025 Climate Trek team for a special Climate and Sustainability Networking Reception designed to connect Harvard alumni working in climate and sustainability careers in Washington DC with current Harvard students interested in pursuing similar paths.... Read more about Harvard Climate and Sustainability Networking Reception (DC)

Location: Land Hall, Belfer Building, Room 400, 79 JFK St., CambridgeThis is an advanced research seminar on selected topics in environmental and resource economics. Emphasizes theoretical models, quantitative empirical analysis, and public policy applications. Includes presentations by invited outside speakers.

Robert Metcalfe, Columbia University, will present “Expecting Climate Change: A Nationwide Field Experiment in the Housing Market.”... Read more about Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy

Location: HUCE 440, 4th Floor, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge

The Harvard Undergraduate Clean Energy Group Energy Seminar series features weekly conversations with leading practitioners in climate and energy. Join on Monday evenings from 6:30-7:15pm at the Harvard University Center for the Environment to meet the CEOs, researchers, investors, and engineers who are driving decarbonization. On Monday 2/24, the Energy Seminar welcomes Dr. Mike Wang, Director of R&D at Lithios.... Read more about Harvard Energy Seminar

Location: Rubenstein 414ab, 79 JFK St, Cambridge

Decarbonization will require a massive expansion of renewable energy infrastructure, potentially putting clean energy advocates and land conservationists at odds. Join the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Charles Taylor, Assistant Professor at Harvard Kennedy School, who will present findings from a forthcoming paper co-authored with Meredith Fowlie (UC Berkeley).... Read more about Land Conservation and the Clean Energy Transition

Location: Virtual

The Salata Institute and the Harvard Alumni Association invite you for the latest installment of Harvard Voices on Climate Change, a virtual series featuring Harvard faculty and fellows on different dimensions of the climate challenge.

In this session, Stefanie Stantcheva, Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy, will examine the intersection of public opinion and climate policy, exploring how societal attitudes and political dynamics influence the development and implementation of effective climate strategies and solutions. Hosted by Jim Stock, Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability and Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy, Harvard University.... Read more about Harvard Voices on Climate Change: Public Opinion and Climate Policy