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Research Brief: Satellite quantification of methane emissions from South American countries

The Methane Initiative has released a new research brief, summarizing research on satellite-based detection and quantification of methane emissions in South America.
Cluster Research News White Paper Harvard Research Methane
Wed, Nov 5, 2025

Research Brief: An improved research and stakeholder tool for monitoring total methane emissions

The Methane Initiative has released a new research brief, summarizing an enhanced tool for identifying and quantifying methane emissions, based on satellite observations.
Cluster Research News White Paper Methane
Tue, Oct 14, 2025

The futures of Africa’s cocoa industry

Insights and actions from the 2025 Harvard Cocoa Workshop
Cluster Research News White Paper Harvard Research
Thu, Oct 9, 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.
Cluster Research News White Paper Methane
Fri, Jun 13, 2025
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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.
Cluster Research News White Paper
Thu, May 1, 2025

Research Brief: Satellite Monitoring of Annual U.S. Landfill Methane Emissions

The study on which the brief is based uses satellite observations of atmospheric methane concentrations to estimate methane emissions from four large landfills in the southeastern United States over the period 2019–2023. The brief was released by the Harvard Initiative on Reducing Global Methane Emissions, supported by the Salata Institute.
Cluster Research News White Paper Methane
Tue, Apr 22, 2025

Research Brief: Policy for Reducing Methane Emissions from Livestock in the United States

The Harvard Initiative on Reducing Global Methane Emissions, supported by the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, has released a Research Brief titled “The Statutory, Regulatory, and Policy Framework for Reducing Methane from Livestock in the United States.” The brief explores in detail action by state governments, as well as the U.S. federal government. The author, Abby Husselbee, is a Staff Attorney at the Harvard Environmental & Energy Law Program at Harvard Law School.
Cluster Research News White Paper Methane
Fri, Dec 13, 2024

Research Brief: India's Methane Problem

The Harvard Initiative on Reducing Global Methane Emissions, supported by the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, has released a Research Brief titled “India’s Methane Problem.” The brief explores in detail the regulatory framework in India for addressing methane emissions in various emitting sectors. The author is Zerin Osho, Director of the India Program for the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD). IGSD focuses in large part on reducing emissions of methane and other non-CO2 greenhouse gases. The Harvard Methane Initiative also co-hosted a side-event panel at COP-29 with IGSD, on November 12, 2024, titled “New Horizons in Methane-Emissions Abatement.”
Cluster Research News White Paper Methane
Thu, Nov 14, 2024

Research Brief: Methane and Markets

The Harvard Initiative on Reducing Global Methane Emissions, supported by the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, has released a Research Brief titled “Methane, Markets, and Public Policy: Incentives to Reduce Emissions.” The brief summarizes research by Harvard economics doctoral students Coly Elhai and Toren Fronsdal on market and policy incentives to reduce emissions of natural gas (which is primarily composed of methane) in the oil and gas industry.
Cluster Research News White Paper Methane
Thu, Nov 7, 2024

Methane Initiative faculty affiliate co-authors major report on Arctic methane

John Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Research Professor of Environmental Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and a faculty affiliate of the Harvard Methane Initiative, has co-authored a major report on Arctic methane
Cluster Research News White Paper Methane
Fri, Oct 18, 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.
Action Accelerator Cluster Research News White Paper
Mon, Aug 26, 2024

Crossed Wires: A Salata Institute-Roosevelt Project Study of the Development of Long-Distance Transmission Lines in the U.S.

A new Salata Institute-Roosevelt Project study examines the regulatory, political, and social factors that shape long-distance transmission development and offers five core findings.
Cluster Research News White Paper Harvard Climate Action Week
Tue, Jun 11, 2024