Roughly ¾ of all methane emissions from beef and dairy cattle now come from the Global South, and these emissions will continue to increase in the absence of higher investments in improved animal feed, genetics, and veterinary care. Beef and dairy producers in the Global North have reduced methane emissions dramatically over the past half century, without reducing meat and milk production, thanks to productivity enhancements of this kind.
Recent federal funding cuts are hitting climate research hard. The losses will hamper progress, Harvard environmental scientists say, but they won’t stop it. Read more in the Harvard Gazette.
The Economist interviews Harvard climate scientists Loretta Mickley and Daniel Schrag to discuss how pollution has protected India from the worst effects of global heating, and why that will now change.
The Green Industrial Strategy Project examines how business and government can create, scale, and compete in clean tech markets to accelerate decarbonization.
Recognizing the challenges posed by sudden cuts to federal research funding in our community, today the Salata Institute introduces the Bridge Grant Program to assist Harvard faculty working on climate and sustainability.