CAMBRIDGE MA. – Amy Harder, the founding Executive Editor of the climate policy publication Cipher News, expressed her pleasant surprise with several outcomes from the recent 28th Conference of the Parties of...

CAMBRIDGE MA. – With 28th Conference of the Parties (COP 28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change well underway, Jonathan Banks, the global director of the Methane Pollution Prevention Program at the Clean Air Task Force (CATF), is expressing his hopes that the work being done in Dubai will result in significant reductions in global methane emissions in the years to come.... Read more about Clean Air Task Force Global Methane Program Director Jonathan Banks Shares His Insights on COP 28 in New Episode of “Environmental Insights”

CAMBRIDGE MA. – With the start of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP 28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change just days away, environmental economist Nat Keohane is expressing optimism that the new global stocktake will provide incentives for participating nations to step up their collective efforts to slow the rise of global temperatures.... Read more about Nat Keohane Analyzes the Prominent Issues Central to COP 28 in New Episode of “Environmental Insights”

CAMBRIDGE MA. – Economic historian Emma Rothschild, the Jeremy and Jane Knowles Professor of History at Harvard, lauded the efforts of young scholars to discover local solutions to mitigate the impacts of global climate change in the latest episode of “Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.” The podcast is produced by the Harvard Environmental Economics Program. Listen to the interview here.... Read more about Economic Historian Emma Rothschild Discusses Her Research on Adam Smith, Methane Emissions, and Climate Change in New Episode of “Environmental Insights”

CAMBRIDGE MA. – Michael Toffel, Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management and Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School (HBS), discussed the many ways in which businesses and governments can and are working together to address climate change in the latest episode of “Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.” The podcast is produced by the Harvard Environmental Economics Program. Listen to the interview here.... Read more about Environmental Management Professor Michael Toffel Discusses Private Sector Initiatives to Address Climate Change in New Episode of “Environmental Insights”

Harvard Environmental Economics Program (HEEP) Director Robert Stavins, the A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development at Harvard Kennedy School, has been named an Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large (ADW-PAL) at Cornell University, an honorary non-resident appointment.... Read more about HEEP Director Robert Stavins Named to Honorary Visiting Professorship at Cornell University

The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University launched today a major research and outreach initiative to reduce global methane emissions. The initiative seeks meaningful and sustained progress in global methane-emissions reductions through research and effective engagement with government policymakers –... Read more about Salata Institute Launches Initiative to Reduce Global Methane Emissions

CAMBRIDGE MA. – Energy and resource economist Meredith Fowlie spoke about the complex regulatory challenges and ‘just transition’ dynamics of climate policy in the latest episode of “Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.”... Read more about Resource Economist Meredith Fowlie Examines the Regulatory and ‘Just Transition’ Dynamics of Climate Policy in New Episode of “Environmental Insights”

HEEP director Rob Stavins spoke with Noelle Lim of the ASEAN Speaks podcast to discuss COP28, the realities of climate talks, and what could take centrestage, and the progress of the loss and damage fund.

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CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS – The Harvard Environmental Economics Program (HEEP) has awarded three prizes to Harvard University students for the best research papers addressing a topic in environmental, energy, or natural-resource economics – one prize each for an undergraduate paper or senior thesis, master’s student paper, and doctoral student paper. Each prize was accompanied by a monetary award.

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Former HEEP Pre-Doctorate Fellow and alum Lori Bennear has been appointed to a two-year term as the Stanback Dean of Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment. Bennear currently serves as the Juli Plant Grainger Associate Professor of Energy Economics and Policy at Duke University. Bennear has served as executive vice dean of the Nicholas School since 2022 and has been at Duke since 2004. She received her Ph.D. in...

CAMBRIDGE MA. – Esteemed economist Geoffrey Heal lauded recent technological advancements while also expressing frustration with the impact of international efforts to combat climate change during the newest episode of “Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.” The podcast is produced by the Harvard Environmental Economics Program. Listen to the interview here. ... Read more about Resource, Energy, and Environmental Economist Geoffrey Heal Expresses Both Hope and Frustration about the Impact of Climate Change Policy in Newest Episode of “Environmental Insights”