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SGRP Lunch Talk with Zhiming Kuang
Cirrus clouds – thin, wispy, high-altitude clouds made of ice crystals – play a critical role in Earth’s radiation balance, reflecting incoming solar radiation while trapping outgoing longwave radiation. Because of this dual role, changes to cirrus clouds can result in either warming or cooling in nontrivial ways. The microphysical properties of cirrus clouds, such as the number, size, and shape of ice crystals, influence their radiative effects, and are also highly sensitive to environmental conditions like temperature, humidity, and the presence of aerosols. While stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) aims to cool Earth's surface by scattering incoming solar radiation, the strategy’s impacts on cirrus microphysics remain poorly understood, potentially leading to unintended consequences. In this seminar, Prof. Zhiming Kuang gives an overview of his ongoing research on aerosol–cirrus interactions, combining high-resolution simulations, aircraft measurements, and machine learning to provide critical insights into the potential climate impacts of cirrus modification from SAI.
Wed, Feb 18, 2026
Salata Institute Climate and Sustainability Career Expo (2025)
The Salata Institute Climate and Sustainability Career Expo is a collaborative effort across Harvard schools and MIT to connect organizations focused on climate, sustainability, and the environment with Harvard undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni.
Tue, Feb 17, 2026
Sustainable Transportation Webinar Series: Paying for Electric Vehicles
The federal government has thrown vehicle electrification initiatives into chaos - slashing EV tax credits, rescinding California’s Clean Air Act Waiver, and inserting uncertainty into the competitive grant process. But there is hope! Necessity is the mother of invention. Liya Rechtman from Evergreen Collaborative will share a suite of policy options for funding vehicle electrification. Harvard Business School Professor Christian Kaps shares new research on reducing range anxiety, and Maryland Department of Transportation’s Director of Electric Vehicles Morgan Ellis provides a read-out on state leadership, innovation, and successes in deployment.
Tue, Dec 2, 2025
Paying for Public Transit
Transit agencies nationwide are facing a "transit fiscal cliff." Pennsylvania's legislature has failed to fund statewide trains and buses, leaving commuting school children and workers without basic mobility options. This state failure is a warning sign for the rest of the country. This webinar covers the fundamental issues in funding public transit system operations, the current landscape of public transit system funding, and a read-out from a Pennsylvania advocate.
Wed, Nov 19, 2025
Harvard Voices on Climate Change: Corporate Climate Commitments
George Serafeim, Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, will discuss how companies are advancing climate action through ambitious sustainability goals—and where progress still falls short. From net-zero commitments and disclosure requirements to the role of investors and regulatory pressures, we’ll examine what’s driving corporate climate leadership and what’s needed to translate pledges into measurable outcomes.
Fri, Nov 14, 2025
Climate Crossroads: Debating Energy’s Next Frontier with Patrick Pouyanné
Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, joins Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim for a discussion about the future of energy. At a pivotal moment in the global energy transition, Pouyanné reflects on TotalEnergies’ transformation into a multi energy company, the complex trade-offs between decarbonization, energy affordability, energy security, and investor expectations, and the company’s views on the complex and evolving role of climate and energy policy.
Thu, Nov 13, 2025
Managing Pollution of Urban Waters: Sources and Solutions
Sarah Hobbie is a Regents Professor and Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota
Thu, Nov 13, 2025
Building a Climate Coalition: Carbon Pricing, Trade, and What’s at Stake for LMICs
What if countries were willing to work together on carbon pricing and trade policies?
Drawing on the Global Climate Policy Project (GCPP)’s flagship report Building a Climate Coalition: Aligning Carbon Pricing, Trade, and Development, this event will explore how such a coalition could cut global emissions at scale, support development, raise nearly $200 billion in annual revenues, and create a more level playing field for industries.
The discussion will explore what low- and middle-income countries could gain as part of a climate coalition, strengthening local industries and economic resilience while reducing emissions.
An expert panel of economists and policy experts engaged in the GCPP Working Group on climate coalitions will examine how a climate coalition can align climate ambition with trade and development priorities—and why now, in the critical window ahead of COP30, is the moment to turn this vision into action.
Tue, Oct 21, 2025
Whither Federal Climate Policy? (Audio Recording)
Listen to the recording from this Harvard Climate Symposium breakout session featuring Joseph Aldy, Harvard Kennedy School; Sasha Mackler, ExxonMobil Corporation; Robin Millican, Bipartisan Climate Trust; and Billy Pizer, Resources for the Future (RFF).
Looking to the future, federal climate policy can learn from past experiences. Federal policy, state action, and strategies pursued by other countries highlight successes and failures. This panel explored forward-looking options for the next generation of Federal climate policy, drawing on those lessons in environmental, business, and political terms.
Thu, Oct 9, 2025
Paths to Impact: Harvard Alumni in Climate and Sustainability (Audio)
Listen to this breakout session from the 2025 Harvard Climate Symposium featuring Daniel Bicknell, Maryland Department of Service and Civic Innovation; Seán Arthurs, EarthRights International; Elizabeth Gray, Audubon; Evan Kornbluh, RMI; Ujjwal Kumar, Quantum Alliance AI; Tom Polton, NV Sustainability LLC; and Angela Zhong, TPG - Y Analytics.
The climate crisis touches every facet of society—and solving it demands the talents, tools, and insights of every field. Whether you're in finance, law, design, public health, engineering, education, the arts, or beyond, you have a role to play in shaping a livable future. Climate action isn’t limited to scientists and policy experts; it’s a calling—and an opportunity—for all.
Thu, Oct 9, 2025
Heat, Health, and the City: Community, Housing, and Health System Solutions (Audio)
Listen to this breakout session from the 2025 Harvard Climate Symposium featuring Mary Berlik Rice, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Flor Amaya, City of Chelsea, MA; Zoe Davis, Climate Ready Boston, City of Boston, MA; Caleb Dresser, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; and Amruta Nori-Sarma, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Extreme heat is an increasingly urgent public health problem in cities, where dense populations and built environments can intensify health risks for vulnerable communities. This panel explored how local initiatives are addressing public health and climate challenges related to extreme heat in urban environments. Panelists discussed real-life strategies that connect scientific research to equitable interventions, aiming to protect health and reduce disparities in cities. The session highlighted related Harvard Chan research, including work in Boston’s redlined communities.
Thu, Oct 9, 2025