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Behavioral Economist Hunt Allcott Examines Effects of Electric Vehicle Subsidies in Newest Episode of “Environmental Insights”

April 08, 2024

CAMBRIDGE MA. – Behavioral economist Hunt Allcott , Professor of Global Environmental Policy at the Doerr School of Sustainability at Stanford University, questioned the impact of new and used electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in the newest episode of “...

HEEP Announces AY 2023-2024 Paper Prize Competition

April 01, 2024

The Harvard Environmental Economics Program will award three prizes in May 2024 for the best research papers addressing topics in environmental, energy, and natural-resources economics. The deadline for receipt of submissions is Monday, May 6th, at 12:00...

UCLA Law School Professor Praises the Biden Administration’s Climate Policies in Newest Episode of “Environmental Insights”

March 05, 2024

CAMBRIDGE MA. – UCLA Law School Professor Kimberly Clausing , who served in the Biden Administration, continues to give it high praise for its climate policies in the newest episode of “ Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the...

Call for Papers, Climate Economics Pipeline Workshop, Harvard Kennedy School, June 17, 2024

March 11, 2024

The Harvard Environmental Economics Program and the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University will host a Climate Economics Pipeline Workshop on Monday June 17 at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge, MA. This one-day workshop...

Eminent Harvard Economist Richard Zeckhauser Argues for More Climate Adaptation Efforts in Newest Episode of “Environmental Insights”

February 09, 2024

CAMBRIDGE MA. – Eminent Harvard economist Richard Zeckhauser presented a case for additional climate adaptation measures in the newest episode of “ Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program...

Energy and Climate Change Journalist Amy Harder Lauds Positive Outcomes of COP 28 in New Episode of “Environmental Insights”

December 20, 2023

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 the United Nations Framework Convention on...

Clean Air Task Force Global Methane Program Director Jonathan Banks Shares His Insights on COP 28 in New Episode of “Environmental Insights”

December 08, 2023

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)...

Nat Keohane Analyzes the Prominent Issues Central to COP 28 in New Episode of “Environmental Insights”

November 28, 2023

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...

Economic Historian Emma Rothschild Discusses Her Research on Adam Smith, Methane Emissions, and Climate Change in New Episode of “Environmental Insights”

November 08, 2023

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 Management Professor Michael Toffel Discusses Private Sector Initiatives to Address Climate Change in New Episode of “Environmental Insights”

October 10, 2023

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...

HEEP Director Robert Stavins Named to Honorary Visiting Professorship at Cornell University

August 31, 2023

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...

Salata Institute Launches Initiative to Reduce Global Methane Emissions

July 07, 2023

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...