September 15–21
Harvard Climate Action Week 2025
Mark your calendar for a series of events that will convene Harvard’s world-class faculty and leaders in business, government, and civil society. The week will culminate in the Harvard Climate Symposium: Pathways for Progress on Energy and Climate, September 19–21.
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Participants in Harvard Climate Action Week will learn about the solutions-oriented climate research taking place at Harvard, gain new insights to inform their own work, and network with hundreds of climate practitioners.
Confirmed sessions:
- Climate Law Under Siege (And the Path Forward)
- Watts Next? The Future of EV Charging
- Innovating Sustainable Buildings and Urban Development in the Era of Climate Change
- Power Grid and AI: Navigating the Intersection of Technology and Policy
Select speakers:
- Steven Chu, former Secretary of Energy
- Vicki Hollub, Occidental
- Scott Strazik, GE Vernova
- Diana Hernández, Columbia University
- Jody Freeman, Harvard Law School
- Le Xie, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
For more information about the program, visit the agenda page, where we are regularly adding new speakers.
In the meantime, enjoy some highlights from 2024 below.
Key Conversations from 2024
Senator Whitehouse on carbon pricing: there’s no other path to climate safety
In a wide-ranging discussion at Harvard Climate Action Week, the Democrat from Rhode Island discussed the economic and environmental realities of climate taxation. Read more.
In a wide-ranging discussion at Harvard Climate Action Week, the Democrat from Rhode Island discussed the economic and environmental realities of climate taxation. Read more.
Scientists at Harvard describe their worst climate fears
“Some people say this is pessimism. It’s not. This is about realism, about science, about being a scientist and describing the world,” said Professor Daniel Schrag. Read more.
“Some people say this is pessimism. It’s not. This is about realism, about science, about being a scientist and describing the world,” said Professor Daniel Schrag. Read more.
Urban EV charging for all: New report outlines 10 strategies for cities
Widespread electric vehicle (EV) adoption is critical to confronting climate change – but a lack of sufficient public charging infrastructure is holding many potential EV drivers back. A new report
Widespread electric vehicle (EV) adoption is critical to confronting climate change – but a lack of sufficient public charging infrastructure is holding many potential EV drivers back. A new report, released during Harvard Climate Action Week, outlines 10 strategies for city governments to improve EV charging infrastructure. Read more.
Crossed Wires: New study on the grid points to solutions
To meet growing electricity demand, the United States will need to increase the capacity of its long- distance transmission lines by 25 percent over the next two decades. A new Salata Institute-Roosev
To meet growing electricity demand, the United States will need to increase the capacity of its long- distance transmission lines by 25 percent over the next two decades. A new Salata Institute-Roosevelt Project study, released during Harvard Climate Action Week, examines the regulatory, political, and social factors that shape long-distance transmission development and offers five core findings. Read more.
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