Harvard Environmental Economics Program
Learn about HEEP
HEEP is a university-wide initiative addressing today's complex environmental challenges and is based in the Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government. Learn more by reading director Robert Stavins' welcome message.
HPCA Conversations on Climate Change and Energy Policy
The Harvard Project on Climate Agreements is conducting a series of virtual forums addressing key issues in climate-change and related energy policy. Each forum will feature an expert guest and will be moderated by Robert Stavins, Director of the Harvard Project.
We hope you can join us!
Next Scheduled Event:
TBD
To access recordings and transcripts of past events, please go to the HPCA Conversations Series webpage.
Latest News
Reflections on Bill Nordhaus
By Rob Stavins A call I received this morning from a (knowledgeable and very bright) economics reporter at the New York Times prompted me to reflect on the life and contributions of Bill Nordhaus, who sadly passed away on Friday. I knew and interacted...
Yale University Professor Kenneth Gillingham Talks Carbon Pricing and Climate Policy in the Newest Episode of “Environmental Insights”
CAMBRIDGE MA. – Carbon pricing, energy technology, and the importance of distributional equity in climate policy were the topics of discussion in the newest episode of “ Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the Harvard...
Esteemed Urban Economist Matthew Kahn Expresses his Hopes for Climate Adaptation in the Newest Episode of “Environmental Insights”
CAMBRIDGE MA. – Matthew Kahn , Provost Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California (USC), and one of the world's leading authorities on the intersection of urban economics, environment, and climate change, expressed his support for...
Recent Publications
2024
Bistline, John, Kimberly A. Clausing, Neil Mehrotra, James H. Stock, and Catherine Wolfram. “Climate Policy Reform Options in 2025.”
Bistline, John, Kimberly A. Clausing, Neil Mehrotra, James H. Stock, and Catherine Wolfram. “Climate Policy Reform Options in 2025.”
2023
Bilal, Adrien, and Esteban Rossi-Hansberg. “Anticipating Climate Change Across the United States”. Harvard Environmental Economics Program, no. dp\_94 (2023): 23-94.
Bilal, Adrien, and Esteban Rossi-Hansberg. “Anticipating Climate Change Across the United States”. Harvard Environmental Economics Program, no. dp\_94 (2023): 23-94.
2022
Aldy, Joseph E., and Zachery Halem. “The Evolving Role of Greenhouse Gas Emission Offsets in Combating Climate Change.”
Aldy, Joseph E., and Zachery Halem. “The Evolving Role of Greenhouse Gas Emission Offsets in Combating Climate Change.”