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Updated Call for Proposals: Salata Institute Seed Grant Program in Climate and Sustainability
The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University solicits proposals for funding under its Seed Grant Program in Climate and Sustainability. Proposals will be considered two times per year, with deadlines of the first Friday of October and February.
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Tue, Sep 3, 2024

HBS Professor Michael Toffel Discusses MethaneSAT with Fred Krupp
Harvard Business School Professor Michael Toffel discussed MethaneSAT with Fred Krupp, President of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) on July 31, 2024.
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Tue, Sep 3, 2024

The Role of Electric Grid Research in Addressing Climate Change
A new piece in Nature Climate Change by Le Xie of Harvard SEAS and co-authors explores "challenges and opportunities in the area of electric power systems that would be crucial in accelerating gigaton-level decarbonization." Read more.
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Fri, Aug 30, 2024

The Case for Climate Alliances
New in the Stanford Social Innovation Review: How climate alliances can help business leaders and firms accelerate climate action. Read more from authors including Peter Tufano of Harvard Business School and the Salata Institute.
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Fri, Aug 30, 2024
smoke from wildfire is seen in the air. Climate Questions: How Does Wildfire Smoke Affect our Health? The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University.

Climate Questions: What does wildfire smoke mean for our health?
Climate change is contributing to longer and more intense #wildfire seasons. So what does more wildfire smoke mean for our health? What can people do to protect themselves? Learn more from Loretta Mickley, a Senior Research Fellow at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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Tue, Aug 27, 2024
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Federal Land Leasing, Energy, and Local Public Finances
A new Salata Institute white paper explores a crucial missed opportunity to support local economies through renewable energy revenue.
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Mon, Aug 26, 2024

Breaking up with fossil fuel taxes is hard to do
Research reveals that the revenue source for state and local tax bases represents a little-known challenge to clean energy adoption in the United States. Communities that have long relied mostly on fossil fuel-related revenues don’t know how to replace that money with new streams from clean energy projects, and investors have limited incentives to direct projects to these “energy communities.”
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Fri, Aug 23, 2024
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Call for Papers: Economics and Policy of Electric Transportation Charging Infrastructure
Submit a paper for presentation at the Salata Institute and MIT CEEPR workshop on the Economics and Policy of Electric Transportation Charging Infrastructure to be held on October 24 and 25, 2024. Deadline: 11:59PM EDT, September 10th, 2024.
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Fri, Aug 23, 2024
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Salata Institute Student Ambassadors Program
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Thu, Aug 22, 2024

Harvard roundtable reveals CEO perspectives on industrial policy
CEOs and other business leaders must monitor the implementation of federal legislation aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing, decarbonizing the economy, and increasing U.S. competitiveness with China. Companies ranging from General Motors to privately held grid vendors are leveraging federal investments in areas ranging from electric vehicle infrastructure to semiconductor production. At the same time, they must anticipate risks, such as policy shifts with new administrations, workforce shortages, and geopolitical tensions.
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Wed, Aug 21, 2024

Salata COP Student Observers Funding Program 
The COP Student Observers Funding Pilot Program, supported by the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, and the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements, provides travel funding and related programming to Harvard University students who attend the annual Conference of Parties.
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Tue, Aug 20, 2024

Expert view: Deployment strategy is as important as technology for innovative climate companies
With global spending on climate infrastructure poised to rise, startup climate companies should focus on deployment to attract investors, experts said during a recent Harvard panel. It’s not enough to have innovative technology. The ability to get that technology to market at scale is what matters.
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Wed, Aug 14, 2024