Search - The Salata Institute

Urban forestry is climate infrastructure hiding in plain sight

Boston and Cambridge treat trees as a public system, not decoration. Three contributors to these cities’ urban forest plans explain how heat and historic disinvestment are guiding where canopy goes next – amid pressure to add housing and density.

Brief News

Thu, Mar 5, 2026

Seasonality and Declining Intensity of Methane Emissions

Harvard research group publishes paper characterizing seasonal changes in emissions and longer-term reductions in methane intensity in the U.S. Permian Basin.

Cluster Research News Methane

Thu, Mar 5, 2026

Ani Dasgupta delivers a book talk at Harvard

Recording: Ani Dasgupta on rebuilding optimism in the age of climate crisis

In February 2026, Ani Dasgupta joined the Salata Institute to discuss his new book, The New Global Possible: Rebuilding Optimism in the Age of Climate Crisis. Click to watch the recording on our YouTube channel.

News

Tue, Mar 3, 2026

Landscapes of Methane: Photographs from Southwestern Pennsylvania

Julian Giordano, a 2025 graduate of Harvard College, explores the human and environmental dimensions of methane emissions through images and words on his website, launched in September 2025, “Landscapes of Methane: Photographs from Southwestern Pennsylvania”

News Harvard Climate Action Week Methane

Tue, Mar 3, 2026

Research Brief: Incentives to Emit in Upstream Oil and Gas: Theory, Evidence, and Policy Implications

The study examines the effect of market incentives and infrastructure constraints on methane emissions from oil and gas production in the Permian Basin of the United States – and then explores potential policy approaches to reducing emissions.

Cluster Research News Methane

Tue, Mar 3, 2026

Applications for the 2026 Roy Family Environmental Summer Internship Award are now open.

The Environmental Summer Internship Program allows returning Harvard College students to craft their own internship for a public, private, or non-profit organization anywhere in the world.

News Student Programs

Mon, Mar 2, 2026