CAMBRIDGE MA. – Spencer Dale, group chief economist at BP, expressed his hopes for a strategic “energy transition’’ within the oil-and-gas industry in the latest episode of “Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program,” a podcast produced by the ...

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Robert Stavins, Director of the Harvard Environmental Economics Program, addressed the Oxford Economics Society on December 2, 2020. Stavins spoke on the topic of the future of carbon pricing. A recording of the virtual event is available... Read more about HEEP Director, Robert Stavins, Speaks to Oxford Economics Society

CAMBRIDGE MA. – Even with a new presidential administration in place in January, Coral Davenport, climate desk reporter at the New York Times, says it will still be a heavy lift to pass any meaningful legislation on climate change anytime soon. Davenport shared her thoughts on how climate policy – both domestically and internationally – may be affected by the outcome of this month’s U.S. elections in the latest episode...

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Author: Doug Gavel

Former White House advisor Jason Bordoff, professor and founding director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), says the incoming Biden-Harris Administration will have the opportunity to both lift the nation out of recession and combat global climate change by crafting a thoughtful economic...

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CAMBRIDGE MA. – With the 2020 US presidential and congressional election quickly approaching, Lisa Friedman, climate desk reporter at the New York Times, shared her thoughts on how climate policy could be affected by the election results in the newest episode of “Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics...

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Robert Stavins will present for the Jon Goldstein Memorial Lecture on Economics & Environmental Policy, hosted by the University of Minnesota Department of Economics. The event will be hosted virtually via Zoom on Thursday, November 5, at 1:00 pm (U.S./Canada Eastern Time). Click here to register for the event.  Read more about HEEP Director, Robert Stavins to Give Jon Goldstein Memorial Lecture on Environmental Economics

By Isabella Cho, Contributing Writer to Harvard Crimson

Harvard Kennedy School professor Joseph E. Aldy discussed how policymakers can learn from past models to maximize the impact of current American energy legislation at a Monday webinar hosted by the...

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As Congress and the Trump Administration continue discussions surrounding a second major COVID-19 economic relief bill, many observers are arguing that any eventual economic recovery package ought to include green energy initiatives to help the U.S. move along a path toward a zero-carbon emissions future. Drawing upon his White House experience, Joseph Aldy, professor of the practice of public policy at Harvard Kennedy School and formerly a Special Assistant to the President for...

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CAMBRIDGE MA. – David Victor, a professor of international relations at the University of California, San Diego, expressed his optimism for European leadership on climate policy in the newest episode of “Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program,” a podcast produced by the Harvard Environmental Economics Program...

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By HEEP Faculty Fellows Joseph E. Aldy and Richard Zeckhauser,...

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Kristen McCormack, HEEP Pre-Doctoral Fellow and Ph.D. student in Public Policy, was awarded the Joseph Crump Fellowship for 2020. As a Ph.D. candidate at Harvard, Kristen is studying environmental, public, and labor economics. She recently published papers examining the factors responsible for the recent decline in coal-fired power plant profitability (RAND, 2019) and highlighting the role of policy design and market fundamentals in contributing to the price...

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Author: Doug Gavel

Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor at Columbia University, shared his thoughts on carbon pricing, the post-pandemic economic recovery, and green economy transition during a virtual forum Tuesday (September 8) sponsored by the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements (HPCA), and hosted by...

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Author: Doug Gavel

CAMBRIDGE MA. – Vicky Bailey, who has held high-level national and international corporate, executive, and government positions in the energy sector for more than 30 years, shared her thoughts on energy policy, climate change policy, the impacts of COVID-19, and systemic racial injustice in the newest episode of “Environmental Insights: Discussions on...

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Author: Doug Gavel

The dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University highlighted both the opportunities and potential pitfalls for green energy transitions as countries of the world recover from the economic calamities wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Rachel Kyte spoke Wednesday (August 19) on the topic of “...

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CAMBRIDGE MA. – David Hone, Chief Climate Change Advisor at Shell International, provided his insights into changes in the oil and gas industry, international dimensions of climate change policy, and the prospects for emissions trading in the newest episode of “Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and...

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