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2020-2021 HEEP Paper Prize winners: Kevin Rowe, Shefali Khanna, Dan Stuart, Eki Ramadhan, Alida Monaco, and Oliver York

2020-2021 HEEP Student Paper Prize Winners

May 21, 2021

CAMBRIDGE, MA – The Harvard Environmental Economics Program has, for the twelfth consecutive year, 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. The Harvard Environmental Economics Program (HEEP) is a University-wide initiative...

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John Graham

Former OIRA Administrator John Graham Analyzes Federal Climate Energy Policy and the Future of Electric Vehicles in Episode of "Environmental Insights"

May 7, 2021

Author: Doug Gavel

CAMBRIDGE MA. – John Graham, dean emeritus and professor at the Paul O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University and former administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB), offered his thoughts on...

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Research Conducted by HEEP Associate Scholar, Steve Cicala, Helps Shape Public Policy Decision in Illinois

May 6, 2021

A recently written paper by Steve Cicala, Tufts University, former HEEP Pre-Doctoral Fellow and current HEEP Associate Scholar, highlights the inequities in utility disconnections occurring in Illinois, resulting in executive orders signed by the governor designed to help those most affected by the disconnections. The paper, “The Incidence of Extreme Economic Stress: Evidence from Utility Disconnections”...

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Nat Keohane

Environmental Defense Fund SVP Nat Keohane Shares Insights on Climate Policy and Thoughts on COP-26

April 30, 2021

Author: Doug Gavel

The Biden Administration is showing a renewed commitment to addressing climate change, but there is still a long road ahead for the development of substantive domestic policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). That was one of the messages delivered on Friday (April 30) during a Virtual Forum hosted by the Harvard Project on...

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Harvard Project conducts joint workshop on carbon pricing with Sciences Po

March 19, 2021

The Harvard Project on Climate Agreements and the Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics (CEE) at Sciences Po Paris co-sponsored a workshop on March 16, 2021: “Prospects for Carbon Pricing in Europe and the United States.” U.S. participants included Harvard faculty members, as well as colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Environmental Defense Fund. European participants were based in Science Po’s CEE and ...

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Bill Hogan

Harvard Kennedy School Professor William Hogan Outlines Causes and Consequences of the 'Texas Energy Crisis' in Latest Episode of "Environmental Insights"

March 5, 2021

Author: Doug Gavel

CAMBRIDGE MA. – William Hogan, the Raymond Plank Research Professor of Global Energy Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and director of the Harvard Electricity Policy Group, outlined the causes and consequences of the recent Texas energy crisis in the latest episode of “...

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Dan Esty

Yale University Professor Daniel Esty Expresses Optimism for Climate Change Policy in the Biden Administration in Latest Episode of "Environmental Insights"

February 8, 2021

Author: Doug Gavel

CAMBRIDGE MA. – Daniel Esty, the Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale University and author of the new book, “Values at Work: Sustainable Investing and ESG Reporting,” expressed his optimism for the prospects for climate policy in the Biden Administration in...

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Ottmar Edenhofer

Reform or Regulatory Tsunami?: Esteemed Climate Economist Ottmar Edenhofer Analyzes the Prospects for the European Green Deal

January 27, 2021

Author: Doug Gavel

One of the world's top academic voices on climate change, environmental, and energy policy offered his perspectives on the European Green Deal Tuesday (Jan. 26) during a Virtual Forum sponsored by the Harvard Project on Climate...

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