Rescuing Environmental Data: From Preservation to Practice
Panelists at Harvard Climate Action Week discuss the future of vulnerable government environmental data.
Fri, Sep 19, 2025
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Mapping Agency Authority in Environmental Law Post-Loper Bright
In the wake of Loper Bright, a new Harvard Law Report supported by the Salata Institute finds that federal agencies have significant discretion under the major environmental laws.
Thu, Sep 18, 2025
Why Clean Energy Investments Had Limited Political Returns
A new working paper supported by the Salata Institute explores why historical clean energy investments from the Biden administration didn’t translate into broader political gains.
Thu, Sep 18, 2025
Fossil-fuel firms out-sponsor renewables at county fairs
Harvard team shows how energy companies support local communities impacted by the energy transition.
Mon, Sep 8, 2025
Methane Abatement Costs in the Oil And Gas Industry
Joseph Aldy, Forest Reinhardt, and Robert Stavins have released a discussion paper presenting their research on methane-abatement costs in the oil and gas industry in the United States.
Wed, Aug 13, 2025
Harvard Methane Initiative conducts panel, engages in dialogue, at London Climate Action Week
With a growing focus on achieving sustainable progress in addressing the challenges of climate change – over the long term and within this decade – the Harvard Methane Initiative brought together a panel of experts on methane-emissions abatement at London Climate Action Week.
Mon, Jul 7, 2025
Recognition and Analysis of Livestock Methane using Zonal Ear Tags
Harvard researchers are creating a compact methane sensor for tracking emissions from cattle.
Tue, Jul 1, 2025
Discussion Paper: Controlling Methane from Beef and Dairy in the Global South
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.
Fri, Jun 13, 2025
Robert Paarlberg Discusses Methane at San Francisco Climate Week
Paarlberg focuses on the importance of productivity gains in livestock management for reducing methane emissions.
Tue, Jun 10, 2025
How hot is too hot?
Teaming up with grassroots organizers in India, the Salata Institute's Climate Adaptation in South Asia cluster is collecting data to help workers adapt to dangerous spikes in heat.
Mon, May 5, 2025
Fishers on the Gulf of Guinea: Climate, and the Income Diversification Imperative
Does climate adaptation in Africa require changing a traditional way of life? Will it require shifting to alternative sources of livelihood? If so, what should be the role of governments in promoting such a shift?
This new Salata Institute white paper addresses these questions by considering traditional fishing communities in West Africa threatened by ocean warming.
Thu, May 1, 2025
Why we are rescuing government environmental data
Volunteers are preserving tools and data that the Trump administration is discarding, but we are no replacement for the centralized management and distribution of a public good.
Wed, Apr 30, 2025