Student Blog: A Realist’s Provocations on COP28
Harvard Kennedy School student Alisha Shaparia reflects on her time at COP28 in Dubai.
Tue, Jan 16, 2024
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Dr. Sparsha Saha’s Reading List for Understanding Food Systems and Sustainability
There is increasing acknowledgment in society that our food system needs transforming. According to a Harvard study published by The Lancet, we can no longer feed our population a healthy diet while balancing planetary resources. Dr. Saha shares a reading list that helps explore this complex and important topic.
Tue, Jan 16, 2024
Supreme Court hears pivotal regulatory challenge with sweeping climate implications
In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Supreme Court will consider a case that could undermine the EPA and other regulators. Harvard Law School experts explain the stakes.
Fri, Jan 12, 2024
Harvard Professor Dustin Tingley Talks Energy Transition on NBC Boston
Dustin Tingley, Harvard Professor and co-Author of Uncertain Futures, joined an NBC Boston panel to talk about challenges raised by the clean energy transition. View the clip on NBC Boston's website.
Thu, Jan 4, 2024
In E&E News: Harvard Study Documents 'Extreme' Methane Bursts
Featured today in E&E News: New Harvard-led research demonstrates a new method of methane emissions monitoring, revealing massive methane releases over short periods of time, including an extreme 3-hour methane release from a natural gas pipeline in Durango, Mexico.
Tue, Jan 2, 2024
The Salata Institute 2023 Year-In-Review
In 2023, the Salata Institute invested $8.4M in climate research touching every continent and engaging 49 Harvard faculty across eight Schools; launched and expanded seven funding and career development programs for Harvard University students; hosted and co-hosted over 70 events, including the first Harvard Climate Symposium and Harvard Climate Action Week; and launched new tools and communication channels to serve the Harvard community on climate and sustainability.
Fri, Dec 15, 2023
Climate Reading with a Literary Touch: Notes by Harvard Professor James Engell
Looking for some climate reading for the winter holidays? James Engell, Gurney Professor of English Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University, shares his recommendations.
Thu, Dec 14, 2023
Salata Institute Climate Research Cluster FAQs
Questions about the Salata Institute Climate Research Cluster application process answered. Page last updated: 3.5.24
Wed, Dec 13, 2023
Salata Institute Climate Research Clusters Call for Proposals - Now Closed
Clusters comprise interdisciplinary, cross-School teams of researchers, whose varied expertise is required to address the complexity of the problems that they seek to solve. The problems are broad enough that their solutions represent significant progress in meeting the world’s climate challenge.
Wed, Dec 13, 2023
Harvard delegates reflect on COP28
Faculty returning from Dubai discuss their experiences at COP28, and how attending propels their ongoing efforts to forge climate solutions.
Wed, Dec 13, 2023
Watch: Harvard Side Event at COP28 on Reducing Global Methane Emissions
Methane-emissions abatement can, in the near term, significantly reduce the magnitude of climate change and its impacts. A COP28 panel hosted by Harvard explored current methane research and practice on technology, policy, and international cooperation, drawing in part on the Salata Institute Initiative to Reduce Global Methane Emissions.
Tue, Dec 12, 2023
PBS NewsHour Features Climate Research Cluster on Adaptation in South Asia
Watch the PBS NewsHour clip to learn more about the work of Satchit Balsari and Caroline Buckee, Co-PI and PI, respectively, of the Salata Institute Climate Research Cluster on Adaptation in South Asia.
Tue, Dec 12, 2023