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ESPP 171

Solid Waste In Developing Countries

This course will examine major issues of solid waste (i.e. production, management, storage, treatment, disposal, infrastructure costs and financing, policy) in the developing world at various geographic locations and scales across municipal, industrial, electronic, biological/medical, and radioactive waste.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Arts & Humanities Law & Policy Physical Sciences Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
HLS 2931

Creating Electricity in the U.S.: Exploring the Tradeoffs

In this reading group, we will explore historic and ongoing legal and policy debates about the fuels that power the US electric system.
Fall 2025 Graduate Undergraduate Available Law & Policy Courses
Wed, Sep 17, 2025
HISTSCI 2985, IGA 513.

Science, Power, and Politics

This seminar introduces students to the major contributions of the field of science and technology studies (STS) to the analysis of politics and policymaking in democratic societies.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Engineering Law & Policy Life Sciences Physical Sciences Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
ECON 2688

Environmental and Climate Economics

This class covers the economics of the environment and climate change, with a focus on market-based solutions to externalities, open-access problems, and blended policy responses.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Business Law & Policy Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
ECON 2688

Environmental and Climate Economics

This class covers the economics of the environment and climate change, with a focus on market-based solutions to externalities, open-access problems, and blended policy responses.
Fall 2025 Graduate Undergraduate Available Business Law & Policy Courses
Tue, Sep 2, 2025
HLS 2359

Food Law and Policy

This seminar will present an overview of topics in food law and examine how these laws shape what we eat.
Fall 2025 Graduate Undergraduate Available Law & Policy Courses
Wed, Sep 17, 2025
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