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Climate change is an urgent and multifaceted challenge facing all of society.

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GENED 1102

Making Change When Change is Hard: the Law, Politics, and Policy of Social Change

In an effort to draw general lessons for those interested in making change, we will assess a range of political and legal approaches; examine mass movements and the leadership by organizations, governments, and individuals; and attempt to gauge outcomes.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Arts & Humanities Law & Policy Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
API 141

Finance

Climate finance, development finance, infrastructure finance, municipal finance, international finance, banking, housing finance, corporate finance, investments, and financial regulation are all functions and applications of finance. This course provides the financial concepts, techniques, and instruments that are essential to understand, utilize and contribute to any of these areas.
Fall 2025 Graduate Undergraduate Available Business Law & Policy Courses
Thu, Sep 4, 2025
FYSEMR 73N

Climate Action: The Politics of Decarbonization

You are part of the so-called “pivotal generation” for preventing the worst effects of climate change. While global carbon emissions continue to rise yearly, there remains a small window of time for action. What options are available to you for responding to climate change and the unequal burdens it creates?
Fall 2024 Undergraduate Not Available Arts & Humanities Law & Policy Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
GOV 1783

Central Asia in Global Politics

The course is designed as an in-depth study of the place of Central Asia in Eurasian and global politics, and the policies of key external actors, such as Russia, the United States, China, the European Union, Turkey, Iran, Japan, South Korea and India, toward the region.
Fall 2025 Graduate Undergraduate Available Arts & Humanities Law & Policy Courses
Tue, Sep 2, 2025
HLS 8038

Food Law and Policy Clinic

The Food Law and Policy Clinic of Harvard Law School (FLPC) provides students with the opportunity to practice using legal and policy tools in order to address the health, environmental, and economic impacts of our food system.
Fall 2025 Graduate Undergraduate Available Law & Policy Courses
Wed, Sep 17, 2025
ESPP 90G

The Law and Policy of Climate Change: Influencing Decision Makers

This course will explore (i) the legal framework in which climate change action occurs in the United States, (ii) policy tools available to regulators, (iii) impacts on regulated entities and individuals and (iv) opportunities for private stakeholders to participate in and influence climate change decisions.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Law & Policy Physical Sciences Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
ESPP 90W

Global Wetlands: Boundary-spanning ecosystems for science, social justice, and public policy

Students in this seminar will develop skills in cross-disciplinary analysis of environmental outcomes through cases of ecosystem carbon sequestration and storage, wetland “reclamation” and restoration, and coastal planning for climate resilience.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Law & Policy Physical Sciences Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
FYSEMR 70J

Social Science and American Social Proble

We will read leading social science books and articles (from sociology, political science, economics, and psychology) that define the problems, discuss their causes and consequences, and propose solutions.
Fall 2024 Undergraduate Not Available Arts & Humanities Law & Policy Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
ESPP 90G

The Law and Policy of Climate Change: Influencing Decision Makers

This course will explore (i) the legal framework in which climate change action occurs in the United States, (ii) policy tools available to regulators, (iii) impacts on regulated entities and individuals and (iv) opportunities for private stakeholders to participate in and influence climate change decisions.
Fall 2025 Graduate Undergraduate Available Law & Policy Physical Sciences Courses
Tue, Sep 2, 2025
API 205

Politics and Policies: What Is the Impact of Data and AI?

Data and artificial intelligence (AI) are changing our world.. Intended for leaders, this course introduces statistics and machine learning and what they can tell us about global challenges. Using case studies on justice and policing, elections and polling, behavioral economics, development, climate change, education, and health, we analyze research design, regression, and project evaluation, and compare the perspective of ethics.
Fall 2025 Graduate Undergraduate Available Business Engineering Law & Policy Courses
Thu, Sep 4, 2025
ESPP 90N

Addressing the Global Climate Crisis: Challenges for Both Developed and Developing Economies

The seminar will discuss the nature of the climate challenge and the implications it poses for different communities and different pArts of the world.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Arts & Humanities Law & Policy Physical Sciences Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
API 170

Managing Climate Change Risks: Information, Incentives, and Institutions

Decision-makers – including individuals, businesses, civil society, and policymakers – are undertaking an array of strategies to manage the risks posed by a changing climate. This course explores how information, incentives, and institutions influence the actions taken by decision-makers.
Fall 2025 Graduate Undergraduate Available Law & Policy Courses
Thu, Sep 4, 2025