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Applications Open for 2025 Hydropower and Marine Energy Collegiate Competitions
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) has opened applications for the third annual Hydropower Collegiate Competition (HCC) and sixth annual Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC). Click to learn more.
Mon, Apr 1, 2024
Op-Ed: Your Laptop Will Soon Fight Climate Change
Read Steven Wofsy's op-ed in The Boston Globe on what MethaneSAT, the new methane-mapping satellite, will mean for global methane emissions reductions.
Fri, Mar 29, 2024
Powering the Energy Transition
Insights from Harvard Kennedy School: Experts agree on two things when it comes to the clean energy transition: it will be hard getting to a net-zero future and failing to get there is not an option.
Thu, Mar 28, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission Finalizes a Narrower Climate-Related Risk Disclosure Rule
On March 6, 2024, the SEC narrowly voted to release its long-awaited final climate-related risk disclosure rule requiring public companies to report on material climate-related risks that affect the business and, for some large companies, greenhouse gas emissions. Sara Dewey, senior staff attorney with the Harvard Law School Environmental & Energy Law Program, reviews key components of the rule, including its legal authority, changes from the proposal, and the legal challenges already underway.
Wed, Mar 27, 2024
Litigation Updates on California’s New Climate Disclosure Laws
In late 2023, California passed two laws that will require public and private companies that do business in California to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and their climate-related financial risks. In January 2024, business groups filed a complaint challenging the laws. Sara Dewey and Abby Husselbee, attorneys at the Harvard Law School Environmental & Energy Law Program, explain the First Amendment, federal preemption, and dormant Commerce Clause challenges to these laws.
Wed, Mar 27, 2024
Cutting the carbon footprint of future computer chips
Making a chip can consume more energy than the chip will use in its entire lifespan.
Tue, Mar 19, 2024
An Update on SCoPEx
An update from John H. Shaw, Vice Provost for Research and James H Stock, Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability, and Director, Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, Harvard University
Mon, Mar 18, 2024
Harvard Thinking Podcast: Climate Alignment is No Easy Task
In episode 4 of Harvard University's new podcast, "Harvard Thinking," leaders of three Salata Institute climate research clusters discuss the challenge of driving global cooperation in the face of the climate crisis. Click to listen.
Thu, Mar 14, 2024
A New Era in Space-Based Methane-Emissions Detection
On March 4, 2024 MethaneSAT – an innovative space-based system for detecting methane emissions and identifying their sources – launched on a SpaceX rocket from Vandenburg Air Force Base in California.
Thu, Mar 14, 2024
Highlighting the Harvard Undergraduate Urban Sustainability Lab
The Salata Institute brings together different climate and sustainability-based student organizations to discuss their missions and highlight their work. The Harvard Undergraduate Urban Sustainability Lab (HUUSL) is a student-run hub for undergraduate urban studies on campus. Co-Presidents of HUUSL and Harvard College students, Clyve Lawrence ‘25 and Kayla Springer ‘26, sat down with the Salata Institute to provide valuable insights into the organization.
Wed, Mar 13, 2024
Methane sensors are finding dangerous pollutants in low-income neighborhoods
When methane leaks, it is often accompanied by other toxins more hazardous to human health. New remote sensing technologies help stop both at the source.
Wed, Mar 13, 2024