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The Salata Institute Launches Initiative to Reduce Global Methane Emissions

The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University launched today a major research and outreach initiative to reduce global methane emissions. The initiative seeks meaningful and sustained progress in global methane emissions reductions through research and effective engagement with government policymakers – and with key stakeholders in business, nongovernmental organizations, and international institutions. Methane emissions abatement can, in the near term, significantly reduce the magnitude of climate change and its impacts, giving the world time to “bend the curve” on CO2 emissions, conduct research on carbon removal, and, more generally, to implement longer-term strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
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Mon, Jul 10, 2023

New Paper: How an international agreement on methane emissions can pave the way for enhanced global cooperation on climate change

Catherine Wolfram, an External Collaborator of the Salata Institute’s methane initiative, has completed a policy brief, with colleagues, addressing relationships among methane-emissions reduction, trade policy, and broader climate-change policy. The paper was released by the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The paper is copyrighted by PIIE, and the Salata Institute is grateful for permission from PIIE to reference it here.
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Wed, Jun 14, 2023

Quantifying Methane – To the Sky and Beyond  

Harvard University scientists have developed and are preparing to launch a new satellite that uses breakthrough technology to detect and measure methane leaks. The technology promises to make a significant contribution in limiting climate change, as methane is a greenhouse gas whose warming potential is more than 80 times greater than that of carbon dioxide.
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Mon, Jun 5, 2023

Research Brief: Updating Estimates of Methane Emissions: The Case of China

The Harvard Initiative to Reduce Global Methane Emissions released its first publication in May 2023: a Research Brief titled “Updating Estimates of Methane Emissions: The Case of China.” The Brief summarizes research by Professor Daniel Jacob and postdoctoral fellow Zichong Chen, atmospheric scientists at Harvard University, and their colleagues on satellite-based detection and attribution of methane emissions.
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Fri, May 19, 2023

Confronting Climate Change in South Asia: The Harvard Mittal Institute Launches a New Climate Change Platform Initiative

Climate change is affecting South Asia in devastating ways. The region is experiencing some of the world’s worst climate impacts, from drought and floods to dangerous heat waves. Last month, the Harvard Mittal Institute convened leading experts, policymakers, Harvard faculty, and practitioners in New Delhi, India to confront those challenges and launch a new Climate Change Platform Initiative focused on South Asia.
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Mon, Apr 10, 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
Fri, Mar 3, 2023
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The Burke Climate and Health Fellowship

In partnership with the Harvard Global Health Institute, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, is excited to announce that we are now offering a 2-year fellowship program for eligible research fellows, post-doctoral scholars, and early career faculty pursuing scholarly research at the intersection of climate change and global health.
Harvard Research
Tue, Feb 14, 2023

HUCE Environmental Fellows Program

The Harvard University Center for the Environment (HUCE) Environmental Fellows program enables doctorate recipients to work for two years with Harvard faculty members to create new environmental knowledge while also strengthening connections across the University's academic disciplines.
Harvard Research
Mon, Feb 13, 2023
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CloudHouse Climate Pavilion: Zero-waste architecture for climate resilience

Iman Fayyad places "no waste" at the forefront of design for the CloudHouse Shade Pavilion in Greene-Rose Heritage Park, Cambridge. The structure not only offers shade, but also a space that brings the community together.
Harvard Research
Mon, Feb 13, 2023
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Is the Brain Relevant to Climate Change? 

Ann-Christine Duhaime of Harvard Medical School is using her expertise in neuroscience to explore how the design of the human brain and its inherent response and reward systems are influencing the way we perceive, respond to, and behave towards climate change.
Harvard Research
Mon, Feb 13, 2023
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Team plans industrial-scale carbon removal plant

Uses existing technology in novel ways to extract it from atmosphere
Harvard Research
Mon, Feb 13, 2023
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Wings and Wavelengths

Professor Naomi Pierce has created a new device that allows her team to complete multi-spectral scans and identify unique nanostructures on butterfly wings. Her research team will use this knowledge to inform bio-inspired design of materials with functions including enhanced thermoregulation, IR radiative cooling, and UV resistance.
Harvard Research
Mon, Feb 13, 2023