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The Future of Biodiversity: Reconciling Nature and Economics
As part of Boston Climate Week, The Harvard University Biodiversity and Planetary Stewardship Initiative (HUBS) , anchored at the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, hosted a panel discussion and networking reception around the Future of Biodiversity.
Biodiversity underpins our planet’s life support systems, yet views differ on why biodiversity matters. On one end of the spectrum, nature matters because it supports the well-being of people, primarily through natural capital (the “utilitarian” perspective). On the other end of the spectrum, the diversity of nature has an intrinsic value, given its 3.9 billion years of evolutionary history, most of that in the absence of humans (the “nature for nature” perspective).
This panel explores these contrasting perspectives and how they can be reconciled. In doing so, we examine the roles and responsibilities humans bring to the table, whether it is protecting pristine environments, enjoying wildlife, or utilizing nature for its ecosystem services.
Wed, May 20, 2026
SGRP Lunch Talk: Thinking Well About Solar Geoengineering
Debates about solar geoengineering often move quickly to questions about whether the technology should be researched or eventually deployed. But those questions cannot be answered adequately if they are poorly framed. In this talk, Britta Clark, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Harvard Solar Geoengineering Research Program, examines several recurring errors in public and academic discussions of solar geoengineering. By bringing these errors into view, she aims to clear the way for a more precise, productive, and honest debate over the role of solar geoengineering in the energy transition.
Tue, May 19, 2026
Harvard Voices on Climate Change: Biodiversity and Climate Resilience
Featuring Jeaninne Cavender-Bares, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology; Director of the Harvard University Herbaria, this discussion examines how biodiversity shapes ecosystem responses to a changing climate and how advances in science can support global efforts to monitor and assess biodiversity and ecosystem services. This work underpins the recently launched Harvard University Biodiversity Initiative for Planetary Stewardship (HUBS), which brings together cross-disciplinary research to better understand, monitor, and sustain biodiversity to advance scalable solutions.
Wed, Apr 29, 2026
Harvard Voices on Climate Change: Measuring Forest-Based Carbon Emission Reductions
This session explores the science and measurement behind forest-based carbon emission reductions. Featuring Missy Holbrook, Charles Bullard Professor of Forestry, and Benton Taylor, Associate Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, the discussion examines how researchers measure carbon stored in forests and assess the role of forest conservation and restoration in climate mitigation.
Tue, Apr 14, 2026
Are We There Yet? Evaluating the Transition to EVs
In this Energy Policy Seminar, Christian Kaps, Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, drew from a recent working paper for a talk entitled, "Are We There Yet? Evaluating the Transition to EVs."
Mon, Apr 13, 2026
The Michigan Futures Initiative: A Climate Solutions Accelerator at the University of Michigan
In the speaker series Climate Action Clinic: Where Research meets Practice, we spotlight lessons learned from efforts to link knowledge and action in order to develop and advance durable, effective, and equitable solutions to the climate change and sustainability challenges confronting humanity.
In this discussion, the University of Michigan's Vice Provost for Sustainability and Climate Action Shalanda Baker presents an overview of the Michigan Futures Initiative, a framework designed to accelerate research impacts and respond to urgent climate and sustainability issues focusing on: law and policy for equitable climate and energy policy; education innovation for the next generation of climate leaders; economic impact and workforce development for a sustainable economy; industrial transformation; and systems change tackling the interconnected challenges of water, food, and energy systems.
Wed, Apr 8, 2026
Forging Just Futures: Solutions-based Science to Address the Climate Gap
In this Energy Policy Seminar, Rachel Morello-Frosch, Professor at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health and Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management and a 2025-26 Radcliffe-Salata Climate Justice Fellow, gave a talk entitled, "Forging Just Futures: Solutions-based Science to Address the Climate Gap."
Mon, Apr 6, 2026
SGRP Lunch Talk: Is Politically Feasible and Morally Responsible Geoengineering Possible?
Public and private research on solar geoengineering is on the rise. Nearly all proposals for large-scale research or deployment envision that, given the scale and scope of interventions like stratospheric aerosol injection, some level of international cooperation or coordination is necessary for both success and moral license. Geoengineering more broadly faces the challenge by many opponents that even research, particularly large-scale outdoor experiments, risk “mitigation deterrence” — a moral hazard slowing the commitment to reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gases both by particular countries and under accepted international regimes. Along with the rise in research on geoengineering, there has been a flurry of proposed resolutions and well-organized campaigns in multilateral forums to limit all deployment and some research on solar geoengineering, most prominently advocacy for a global Non-Use Agreement. In this talk, Andrew Light will explore the current landscape of international debates on climate engineering and then try to address the question of whether it is feasible to get sufficient international coordination to attempt some form of climate engineering, and the conditions that would be necessary for some measure of international acceptance of it, as well as the broader problem of how to address the ethical, even existential, challenges to large-scale research or deployment.
Thu, Apr 2, 2026
Forging a New Approach to Energy and Climate Policy
In this Energy Policy Seminar, Aliya Haq, the President of the Clean Economy Project, reflected on the state of climate change in politics, why environmentalists need to change, and how a new approach to energy policy will accelerate the 21st century economy.
Mon, Mar 30, 2026
Carbon Hunters: Reflections and Forecasts of Climate Markets in the 21st Century
In this Energy Policy Seminar, Richard Sandor, CEO of Environmental Financial Products and Aaron Director Lecturer in Law and Economics at the University of Chicago Law School, joined Professor Joseph Aldy for a fireside chat to discuss Sandor's latest book (with Paula DiPerna), Carbon Hunters: Reflections and Forecasts of Climate Markets in the 21st Century.
Mon, Mar 23, 2026
BOOK TALK: Rebuilding Optimism in the Age of Climate Crisis with Ani Dasgupta
A conversation with Ani Dasgupta, President and CEO of the World Resources Institute (WRI), about his new book, The New Global Possible: Rebuilding Optimism in the Age of Climate Crisis. Drawing on insights from leaders around the world, Dasgupta explores how to orchestrate change at speed and scale—and how to rebuild optimism through innovative strategies, multilateral cooperation, and creative leadership at a moment of unprecedented climate urgency.
Tue, Mar 17, 2026