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. Faculty will learn about current research taking place across Harvard, engage in interdisciplinary dialogues, and forge connections and research collaborations. The Fall 2023 Workshops will primarily focus on methane emissions and mitigation, led by the Salata Institute’s Climate Research Cluster on Reducing Global Methane Emissions. Explore the Fall 2023 lunchtime workshop series events below. Please register using the button below to attend.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

THE SALATA INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY

Fall 2023 Sessions

Regulatory Approaches to Abandoned Wells in Southwest Pennsylvania and Beyond

Thursday, September 7, 2023: 1:15 – 2:30 PM

Presenters: Stephen Ansolabehere, Frank G. Thompson Professor of Government, Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Dustin Tingley, Professor of Government, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The Sustainocene: A Sustainable Planet Cannot Exist Without Providing Renewable Energy to the Poor

Thursday, September 14, 2023: 1:15 – 2:30 PM

Presenter: Daniel Nocera, Patterson Rockwood Professor of Energy, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

History & Political Economy of “Ultra-Emitter sites”: Synergies with Remote Sensing of Emissions

Thursday, September 28, 2023: 1:15 – 2:30 PM

Presenters: Emma Rothschild, Jeremy and Jane Knowles Professor of History, Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Steven Wofsy, Abbott Lawrence Rotch Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Chemistry, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Using Satellite-Based Detection of Methane Emissions to Contribute to the U.S. Regulatory Process

Thursday, October 12, 2023: 1:15 – 2:30 PM

Presenters: Daniel Jacob, Vasco McCoy Family Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Carrie Jenks, Executive Director, Environmental and Energy Law Program, Harvard Law School; Daniel Varon, Research Associate, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

International Cooperation to Address Methane Emissions

Thursday, October 26, 2023: 1:15 – 2:30 PM

Presenter: Claire Henly, Senior Advisor, U.S. Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate

Methane and Markets: How Prices and Capacity Influence Emissions from the Oil and Gas Industry

Thursday, November 9, 2023: 1:15 – 2:30 PM

Presenter: Coly Elhai, PhD Student, Department of Economics; Toren Fronsdal, PhD Student, Harvard Business School

Arctic Methane Emissions: Uncertainty and the Value of Better Information; Plus: COP28 preview

Thursday, November 30, 2023: 1:15 – 2:30 PM

Presenters: James Hammitt, Professor of Economics and Decision Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Robert Stavins, A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development, Harvard Kennedy School

The Challenge of Aligning Interests in Pennsylvania Methane Cleanup

A climate research workshop hosted by the Salata Institute explored solutions to the problem of abandoned oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania and beyond.

Cluster Research News

Sep 13, 2023

A professor and student in a chemistry lab.

“The Sustainocene” – Making Energy and Food with Artificial Photosynthesis

Chemist Daniel Nocera is inventing green tools to provide the world’s poorest with food and power. Among the handy side-effects: capturing carbon.

News Harvard Research

Sep 20, 2023

Rising CO2 and Tropical Forests

Tropical forests are one of the most vital ecosystems on Earth, yet little is understood about how they will respond to increasing CO2 in the atmosphere. Harvard Professor Ben Taylor and his team are undertaking first-of-its-kind research exploring how increasing CO2 will affect plant-microbe partnerships in tropical forest ecosystems.

Harvard Research

Mar 3, 2023

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