Farmers adapt to climate change by irrigating more: New paper
Pumping groundwater can stress aquifers and make soils saltier, threatening future food production.
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
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‘Climate policy uncertainty is bad for the economy’
Analysis reveals unhappy marriage of lower productivity and higher prices amid wobbly regulation
Mon, Jun 8, 2026
Handbook of the Economics of Climate Change
Harvard Kennedy School professor Ishan Nath writes on climate change, climate policy, and trade in the Handbook of the Economics of Climate Change
Wed, May 27, 2026
From waste wool to building insulation
A Harvard team is turning discarded wool into retrofit insulation that could help lower the carbon cost of building materials.
Tue, May 26, 2026
Fluid-filled smart windows cut heating and cooling costs
A new window design uses temperature-sensitive liquid patterns to shade rooms when they are hot and admit more sunlight when they are cool.
Tue, May 26, 2026
Rethinking how India adapts to extreme heat
A new white paper from the Salata Institute's Climate Adaptation in South Asia research cluster brings together perspectives from climate science, public health, labor, agriculture, design, and finance to examine how extreme heat is reshaping life and livelihoods across India.
Wed, Apr 15, 2026
Heat waves and annual death rates in older adults in the United States
A new nationwide study of more than 73 million older Americans finds that heat waves are driving a substantial increase in deaths each year, with disproportionate impacts on Black and low‑income communities, while neighborhoods with more green space see lower death rates.
Tue, Mar 17, 2026
Using markets to adapt to climate change
Research from Harvard professors Wolfram Schlenker and Ishan Nath shows if and when markets can help limit the harms from climate change.
Thu, Feb 26, 2026
California wants millions of heat pumps. High power bills might get in the way
Roxana Shafiee speaks to CalMatters on the barriers high electricity costs can place on heat pump adoption.
Tue, Feb 24, 2026
Roxana Shafiee on heat pumps in The Conversation
Americans want heat pumps – but high electricity prices may get in the way.
Mon, Feb 2, 2026
Falling Battery Storage Costs Are Quietly Reshaping Electricity Markets
Rising electricity prices will likely spur more people to embrace battery systems that store solar power, says research by HBS professor Christian Kaps. Do governments still need to offer incentives?
Wed, Jan 28, 2026
World Bank panel hears from Salata extreme heat researcher
New field evidence from India shows why heat risk is a health and income issue – and why solutions must be locally grounded.
Wed, Jan 7, 2026