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Man making bricks in India

How work, and workers, can influence heat action plans

Experts from Harvard Law School share lessons from international and interdisciplinary perspectives on heat adaptation and the climate crisis.
Law & Policy
Thu, Mar 27, 2025
Men on motorbike in sunshine

The history of heat waves reveals the urgency of adaptation

The relationship between humans and heat continues to change. Heat waves, once simply a natural phenomenon, are now a symptom of urbanization and global warming.
Health
Thu, Mar 20, 2025
Women in Ahmedabad

The impacts of heat on lives and livelihoods are far-reaching but poorly understood

With more data on the wide-ranging effects of heat, we can start to identify cost-effective and culturally relevant interventions for adaptation.
Health
Fri, Mar 14, 2025
a drawing of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was America’s first climate scientist

We’re not the first generation to recognize and fight climate change. But people in Franklin's day showed little hesitation discussing the problem openly.
Climate Explained
Mon, Mar 3, 2025
Green forest

How satellites can measure and protect biodiversity

By studying the interaction of light with plant matter – a field known as spectral biology – we can become better stewards of our planet’s rich biodiversity.
Biodiversity
Thu, Feb 27, 2025

Corporate filings reveal U.S. companies working on climate solutions

Annual reports to the SEC offer a useful measure of how public firms are responding to climate change, less tainted by greenwashing and empty promises.
Law & Policy
Wed, Feb 19, 2025

Green hydrogen: Too costly to have a future?

Green hydrogen may turn out to be the only option in some cases, but high delivered prices suggest we must temper our expectations.
Energy
Fri, Feb 14, 2025
sky

New directions in solar geoengineering research

As researchers consider climate interventions with fewer side effects, a new study asks important questions.
Geoengineering
Fri, Feb 7, 2025

All perspectives expressed in the Harvard Climate Brief are those of the authors and not of Harvard University or the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability. Any errors are the authors’ own. The Harvard Climate Brief is edited by an interdisciplinary team of Harvard faculty.