The Salata Institute and MIT CEEPR workshop on the Economics and Policy of Electric Transportation Charging Infrastructure will be held on October 24 and 25, 2024 in Cambridge, MA.
During a Harvard Climate Action Week panel led by Harvard Law School Professors Richard Lazarus and Jody Freeman, a panel of legal and government experts addressed the prospects for U.S. climate law over the next five years
“It’s impossible to separate ourselves from the environment and our everyday lives as Indigenous people,” said Rahiem Eleazer, environmental liaison for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.
“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.
Thawing permafrost could lead to feedback effects that present climate models don’t address. A panel of scientists and experts explore what can be done.
In a wide-ranging discussion at Harvard Climate Action Week, the Democrat from Rhode Island discussed the economic and environmental realities of climate taxation.
“It’s not just something that would be nice, it’s something we need,” says former Republican congressman Carlos Curbelo. Democratic Senator Edward Markey strongly agrees.