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Harvard Environmental Economics Program Awards Student Prizes for the 2022/2023 Academic Year

May 15, 2023

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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Lori Bennear, Former HEEP Fellow, Appointed as Stanback Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment

May 5, 2023

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...

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HEEP Announces AY 2022-2023 Paper Prize Competition

April 5, 2023

The Harvard Environmental Economics Program will award three prizes in May 2023 for the best research papers addressing topics in environmental, energy, and natural-resources economics:

The deadline for receipt of submissions is Thursday May 4th, at 12:00 PM (U.S./Canada ET). In the interest of fairness, there will be no exceptions with regard to the deadline.

Winners will be announced by Thursday May 18, 2023.

See attached flyer for more details.

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Harvard Economist James Stock Outlines his Vision for the Energy Transition in Newest Episode of “Environmental Insights”

March 8, 2023

CAMBRIDGE MA. – Harvard University Professor James Stock, who serves as Harvard's inaugural Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability and director of the new Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, expressed his hopes for a smooth domestic energy transition during the newest episode of “Environmental Insights: Discussions...

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Methane Emissions Research Project, Led by HEEP Director Robert Stavins, Receives Salata Institute Grant

February 13, 2023

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A major project on methane emissions, led by Harvard Environmental Economics Program (HEEP) Director Robert Stavins, is the recipient of one of five inaugural grants for cross-disciplinary, solutions-focused projects tackling the challenges posed by global climate change – awarded by ...

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UC Berkeley Economist Catherine Wolfram Reflects on Government Service, Carbon Pricing, and Climate Policy in Newest Episode of “Environmental Insights”

February 8, 2023

CAMBRIDGE MA. – Having served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Climate & Energy Economics in the U.S. Department of the Treasury in 2021-2022, Catherine Wolfram has some particularly relevant insights to offer on the development and implementation of climate change policy.  Wolfram is the Cora Jane Flood Professor of Business Administration at the Haas School of Business at the ...

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Harvard researchers provide policymakers a clearer picture on methane emissions

February 6, 2023

 

By Robert O'Neill

CARBON DIOXIDE IS THE USUAL VILLAIN in the climate change story. Emitted largely through the use of fossil fuels, it not only warms the planet now, but will continue to do so for more than a century while it remains in the atmosphere.

Less well known is the role that another greenhouse gas—methane—plays. About one third of global methane emissions occur naturally, mostly from wetlands. But two-thirds are caused by human activity, including from oil and gas...

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