AI, energy demand, and regulators: A conversation with Le Xie
Harvard professor says energy regulators must get creative as computing demands from artificial intelligence strain the grid.
Wed, Oct 23, 2024
Climate Research Workshops
The Salata Institute’s Climate Research Workshops bring Harvard University faculty together to present and discuss recent climate-related research papers and scholarly publications. Under Chatham House Rule, Faculty will learn about current research taking place across Harvard, engage in interdisciplinary dialogues, and forge connections and research collaborations. The Spring 2024 Workshops focused on climate adaptation, and were led by the Salata Institute’s Climate Research Cluster on Climate Adaptation in the Gulf of Guinea. The Fall 2024 Program will be announced in August of this year. All workshops are held in-person at Harvard Kennedy School. Review the Spring 2024 lunchtime workshop series events below.
Past Sessions – Spring 2024
Climate Change and Planetary Health Equity
Thursday, February 1, 2024: 1:15 – 2:30 PM
Presenters: Elizabeth Willetts, Visiting Fellow, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Fishing Livelihoods along the Gulf of Guinea: The Threat from Ocean Warming
Thursday, February 8, 2024: 1:15 – 2:30 PM
Presenter: Robert Paarlberg, Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College; Associate in the Sustainability Science Program at the Harvard Kennedy School; and an Associate at Harvard’s Weatherhead Center
Quantifying the Impact of Climate Change on Health in South Asia
Thursday, February 22, 2024: 1:15 – 2:30 PM
Presenters: Dr. Caroline Buckee, Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases and Pollutants, and the Link to Environmental Justice
Thursday, March 7, 2024: 1:15 – 2:30 PM
Presenters: Steven C. Wofsy, Abbott Lawrence Rotch Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Science, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Climate Finance in Africa: Mitigation, Compensation, Adaptation
Thursday, March 21, 2024: 1:15 – 2:30 PM
Presenter: John Macomber, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Critical Landscapes: A Fieldwork Approach to Climate Change Adaptation
Thursday, April 4, 2024: 1:15 – 2:30 PM
Presenter: Gareth Doherty, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Where Science, Policy, and Politics Collide: The Urban and Regional Challenges of Sea-level Rise in the Nile River Valley
Thursday, April 18, 2024: 1:15 – 2:30 PM
Presenters:
Diane Davis, Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Jerry Mitrovica, Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of Science, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Mahmoud Adel H. Hassan, Professor of Geography and GIS, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR), Alexandria University
Mohamed Abdrabo, Professor of Environmental Economics and Head of Alexandria Research Centre for Adaptation to Climate Change (ARCA), Alexandria University, Egypt
Finding the fingerprints that explain sea-level rise
Geophysicists don their detective caps to project variations in future sea-level rise around the world.
Thu, Oct 17, 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.
Tue, Jun 11, 2024