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Salata Institute Methane Initiative to Conduct Panel at COP-28

Harvard University will host an official side event at COP28: a panel with global experts entitled, “Reducing Global Methane Emissions: Imperatives, Opportunities, and Challenges”

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Nov 17, 2023

Applying Pandemic Lessons to Climate Data

Climateverse is an accessible data repository driving insights to mitigate and prepare for climate crises.

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Oct 11, 2023

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“The Sustainocene” – Making Energy and Food with Artificial Photosynthesis

Chemist Daniel Nocera is inventing green tools to provide the world’s poorest with food and power. Among the handy side-effects: capturing carbon.

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Sep 20, 2023

Quantifying Methane – To the Sky and Beyond

Harvard University scientists have developed and are preparing to launch a new satellite that uses breakthrough technology to detect and measure methane leaks. The technology promises to make a significant contribution in limiting climate change, as methane is a greenhouse gas whose warming potential is more than 80 times greater than that of carbon dioxide.

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Jun 5, 2023

Rising CO2 and Tropical Forests

Tropical forests are one of the most vital ecosystems on Earth, yet little is understood about how they will respond to increasing CO2 in the atmosphere. Harvard Professor Ben Taylor and his team are undertaking first-of-its-kind research exploring how increasing CO2 will affect plant-microbe partnerships in tropical forest ecosystems.

Harvard Research

Mar 3, 2023

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The Burke Climate and Health Fellowship

In partnership with the Harvard Global Health Institute, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, is excited to announce that we are now offering a 2-year fellowship program for eligible research fellows, post-doctoral scholars, and early career faculty pursuing scholarly research at the intersection of climate change and global health.

Harvard Research

Feb 14, 2023

HUCE Environmental Fellows Program

The Harvard University Center for the Environment (HUCE) Environmental Fellows program enables doctorate recipients to work for two years with Harvard faculty members to create new environmental knowledge while also strengthening connections across the University's academic disciplines.

Harvard Research

Feb 13, 2023

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CloudHouse Climate Pavilion: Zero-waste architecture for climate resilience

Iman Fayyad places "no waste" at the forefront of design for the CloudHouse Shade Pavilion in Greene-Rose Heritage Park, Cambridge. The structure not only offers shade, but also a space that brings the community together.

Harvard Research

Feb 13, 2023

Is the Brain Relevant to Climate Change?

Ann-Christine Duhaime of Harvard Medical School is using her expertise in neuroscience to explore how the design of the human brain and its inherent response and reward systems are influencing the way we perceive, respond to, and behave towards climate change.

Harvard Research

Feb 13, 2023

Rendering of hundreds of fans in the desert used to capture carbon emissions.

Team plans industrial-scale carbon removal plant

Uses existing technology in novel ways to extract it from atmosphere

Harvard Research

Feb 13, 2023

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Salata Institute Methane Initiative to Conduct Panel at COP-28

Applying Pandemic Lessons to Climate Data

“The Sustainocene” – Making Energy and Food with Artificial Photosynthesis

Quantifying Methane – To the Sky and Beyond

Rising CO2 and Tropical Forests

The Burke Climate and Health Fellowship

HUCE Environmental Fellows Program

CloudHouse Climate Pavilion: Zero-waste architecture for climate resilience

Is the Brain Relevant to Climate Change?

Team plans industrial-scale carbon removal plant