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The future of climate finance: a ‘whole-system’ approach

To effectively finance critical climate projects that can decarbonize the world and meet global net zero goals, CEOs, investors, and lenders should focus on multi-sector financing solutions that explicitly re-engineer risks and returns, according to a recent panel at Harvard University. This “system-wide” finance approach—blending public and private financing—can fill market gaps to achieve sustainable outcomes, while helping firms stay receptive to both challenges and opportunities.
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Thu, Aug 8, 2024

Climate activist tells business leaders: Be part of a movement for change

The Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act mark the biggest changes in U.S. industrial policy in decades. To take advantage and drive positive societal change, business leaders and climate activists must collaborate in new ways, according to an architect of the Green New Deal.
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Tue, Aug 6, 2024

Billions in clean energy tax breaks, federal expenditures in play during 2024 elections

The Biden Administration implemented the biggest policy initiative globally to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. While the legislation is unlikely to significantly affect the 2024 U.S. elections, Biden’s ambitious new decarbonization and clean energy approach may have ‘staying power’ regardless of election outcomes. Businesses and other actors are jockeying to preserve its benefits — which include nearly $1 trillion in tax breaks and expenditures through 2031 — according to two Harvard University researchers.
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Fri, Jul 19, 2024

Jennie Stephens: An Urgent Call for Climate Justice

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Tue, Jul 16, 2024

HEEP Director Robert Stavins Moderates Climate Action Week Panel on “Strategies for Mitigating Global Methane Emissions”

Read more about the panel and access the recording.
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Thu, Jul 11, 2024

Heat pumps can help meet climate goals but can hurt pocketbooks

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Wed, Jul 10, 2024

Harvard Law School's Andrew Mergen discusses the SCOTUS Chevron doctrine ruling on PBS News Hour

Andrew Mergen: "...in the short term, especially, it's going to create an enormous amount of instability." Click to watch the full interview on PBS News Hour.
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Sat, Jun 29, 2024

Watch Sessions from Harvard Climate Action Week 2024

Session recordings are now available on the Salata Institute YouTube channel and website. Click for links!
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Fri, Jun 28, 2024

The state of EV charging in America: Harvard research shows chargers 78% reliable and pricing like the ‘Wild West’

A pioneering scholarly review of 1 million EV charging station consumer reviews, led by a Harvard Business School fellow, reveals widespread dissatisfaction with the current state of EV charging infrastructure. Among other things, the deep dive into tomorrow’s gas station network estimates that drivers can successfully recharge their cars using non-residential EV equipment only 78% of the time, highlighting critical issues with reliability. The problems suggest there are business opportunities for entrepreneurs.
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Wed, Jun 26, 2024

New Report by Environmental Fellow Roxana Shafiee Examines Opportunities for Cost-Effective Residential Heat Pump Adoption in MA

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Wed, Jun 26, 2024

Not Such a Bleak House: Environmental Law Experts More Optimistic Than Expected

During a Harvard Climate Action Week panel led by Harvard Law School Professors Richard Lazarus and Jody Freeman, a panel of legal and government experts addressed the prospects for U.S. climate law over the next five years
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Fri, Jun 14, 2024

A decades-long ecological experiment runs in Harvard Forest

A two mile walk through the Harvard Forest reveals a living laboratory to Harvard Climate Action Week participants.
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Thu, Jun 13, 2024