ENRP / HUCE / MRCBG / Salata Institute Energy Policy Seminar Series

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Leon Clarke, Director of Decarbonization Pathways at the Bezos Earth Fund. In a talk entitled "Economic Challenges to Rapid Energy and Deforestation Transitions," Clarke will discuss the work necessary to analyze and implement large-scale decarbonization from a philanthropic perspective. Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: To request accommodations or for questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Christine Gschwendtner, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program and the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program. Gschwendtner will give a talk on "Electrification of Heating and Transport: Uncovering the Pivotal Role of User Behavior." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: To request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Frances Moore, Associate Professor and the Hurlstone Presidential Chair in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of California Davis. In a talk entitled "Synthesis of Evidence Yields Higher Social Cost of Carbon Due to Model Extensions and Uncertainties," Moore will present her recent research on the social cost of carbon in the context of U.S. government estimates and the recent proposed update from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: To request accommodations or for questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Dustin Tingley, Professor of Government in the Government Department at Harvard University. Drawing from a recent working paper, Tingley will give a talk entitled "Reimagining Net Metering: A Polycentric Model for Equitable Solar Adoption." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: To request accommodations or for questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Elliot Diringer, Senior Policy Advisor in the office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry. Diringer will give a talk entitled "Taking Stock of the International Climate Effort." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: To request accommodations or for questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Jason Grumet, Chief Executive Officer of the American Clean Power Association. Grumet will give a talk on "The Future is Very Bright and Every Day is a Freaking Crisis: An Up-Close Look at the Clean Energy Transition." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: To request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Catrina Rorke, Senior Vice President for Policy and Research at the Climate Leadership Council and Executive Director of the Center for Climate and Trade. Rorke will give a talk on "Addressing the Carbon Loophole." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: To request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Joseph Majkut, Director of the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Majkut will give a talk entitled "Can the United States Lead Global Decarbonization?" Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: To request accommodations or for questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Carolyn Fischer, Research Manager of the Sustainability and Infrastructure Team in the Development Research Group of the World Bank. Fischer will give a talk on "Overlapping Policies with Tradable Performance Standards: Insights from Emissions Trading in China." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Weila Gong, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and Joanna Lewis, Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor of Energy and Environment at Georgetown University. Drawing from a forthcoming paper, Gong and Lewis will give a talk on "China's Coal Transition: Policy Strategies, Policy Instruments, and Just Transition Process." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Hélène Benveniste, Environmental Fellow at the Harvard University Center for the Environment and Harvard Kennedy School. Benveniste will give a talk on "Climate Mobilities: Empirical Evidence and International Policy Responses." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Eyck Freymann, joint Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative and Columbia University. Freymann will give a talk on "Chinese Perspectives on Climate Geopolitics." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring James Stock, Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability, Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and member of the faculty at Harvard Kennedy School. Stock will give a talk on "What’s Up with Natural Gas Prices? The Climate Implications of U.S. LNG Facilities." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Andrew Waxman, Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Austin and Visiting Scholar at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Waxman will give a talk on "Measuring Air Pollution Co-Benefits of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Technology." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Katherine Blunt, energy reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Blunt will discuss her recent book, California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric–and What It Means for America's Power Grid, in a fireside chat with Catherine Wolfram, Visiting Raymond Plank Professor at Harvard Kennedy School. Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring David Turk, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy. Deputy Secretary Turk will give a talk on "Powering the Clean Energy Future." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. The seminar will also be streamed via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Sponsors: The Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability

A novel price cap on Russian-origin crude oil, implemented by the G7 countries, is set to take effect on December 5.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Catherine Wolfram, Visiting Professor at Harvard Kennedy School, and Ben Harris, Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the U.S. Department of Treasury. Wolfram will begin the seminar by overviewing the price cap policy. Then, Harris will discuss the policy in a fireside chat with HKS Professor Joe Aldy. Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: In-person attendance is limited to current Harvard ID holders. No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis.

Members of the public are welcome to attend virtually via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission oversees a significant portion of the electric and natural gas industry. Until recently the Commission carried out its regulatory responsibilities without a significant amount of attention. But climate change has created deeper divisions about FERC’s regulatory actions and has shined the spotlight on the role the Commission plays in the energy transition.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Richard Glick, Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Chairman will give a talk entitled "How Climate Change Awakened 'a Sleepy Little Agency'." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: In-person attendance is limited to current Harvard ID holders. No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis.

Members of the public are welcome to attend virtually via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

China’s development institutions have played a role in financing approximately 40GW of currently operating overseas coal power plants. Retiring these plants early will likely require concessional financing to reduce the stranded costs to investors and address the consequences for related stakeholders, including workers and electricity consumers.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Alex Clark, Visiting Predoctoral Research Fellow at the Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program and Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program. Drawing from a forthcoming paper, Clark will give a talk entitled "Capitalizing on Coal: Early Retirement Options for China-Backed Coal Plants in Southeast Asia and Beyond," in which he will examine the early retirement costs and apply the findings to real-world market and political contexts in four countries. Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: In-person attendance is limited to current Harvard ID holders. No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis.

Members of the public are welcome to attend virtually via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring John Larsen, Partner at Rhodium Group. Larsen will give a talk on "U.S. Climate Progress: The Inflation Reduction Act and What’s Next." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: In-person attendance is limited to current Harvard ID holders. No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis.

Members of the public are welcome to attend virtually via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Brian Prest, Fellow and Director of the Social Cost of Carbon Initiative at Resources for the Future. Prest will give a talk entitled "The Climate Economics of Oil and Gas Production on Federal Lands: From Campaign Promises to the Inflation Reduction Act." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: In-person attendance is limited to current Harvard ID holders. No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis.

Members of the public are welcome to attend virtually via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring David Keith, Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University. Keith will give a talk entitled "Towards Quantitative Comparison of the Risks and Benefits of Solar Geoengineering." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: In-person attendance is limited to current Harvard ID holders. No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis.

Members of the public are welcome to attend virtually via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for the spring semester.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Sarah Ladislaw, Managing Director of the Rocky Mountain Institute's U.S. Program. Ladislaw will give a talk on "What's Next for U.S. Energy and Climate Policy." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Carolyn Kousky, Associate Vice President for Economics and Policy at Environmental Defense Fund. Kousky will give a talk on "Climate Change and Insurance Markets." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: In-person attendance is limited to current Harvard ID holders. No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis.

Members of the public are welcome to attend virtually via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Michael Davidson, Assistant Professor in the School of Global Policy and Strategy and the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of California San Diego. Davidson will give a talk on "Decoupling from China in Clean Tech: Risks and Rewards." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: In-person attendance is limited to current Harvard ID holders. No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis.

Members of the public are welcome to attend virtually via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Karl Hausker, a Senior Fellow in the World Resources Institute's Climate Program. Hausker will give a talk on "Key Climate Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act: A Deeper Dive." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Registration: In-person attendance is limited to current Harvard ID holders. No RSVP is required. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis.

Members of the public are welcome to attend virtually via Zoom. Virtual attendees should register using the button below; upon registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. 

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Joe Aldy, Professor of the Practice of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Aldy will give a talk on "Learning to Build Back Better." Q&A to follow. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Attendance: In-person attendance is limited to Harvard ID holders. Room capacity is limited and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. Members of the public are welcome to attend virtually via Zoom.

Recording: The seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page (typically one week later). Those who register for this event will automatically receive a link to the recording as soon as it becomes available.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Registration:Both in-person and virtual attendees should register using the button below. Upon registering, all attendees will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link; virtual attendees should use the Zoom link to access the seminar. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Join us for the first Energy Policy Seminar of Fall 2022. James Stock, Harvard's Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability and the Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will provide an overview of the new Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability. Meghan O'Sullivan, the Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs and the Director of the Geopolitics of Energy Project at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), will then discuss "The New Geopolitics of Energy."

HKS Professor Joe Aldy will moderate the seminar and Q&A. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Attendance: In-person attendance is limited to Harvard ID holders. Members of the public are welcome to attend virtually via Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. For those attending virtually, you will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Andy Hoffman, the Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan. Dr. Hoffman will speak on "Creative or Controlled Destruction: The Fate of the Fossil Fuel Sector in a Climate Changed World." HKS Professor Henry Lee will moderate the Q&A.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

If the world is to prevent a major increase in the global mean surface temperature, it will be necessary not only to reduce carbon emissions, but also to remove carbon from the atmosphere. Photosynthesis is a natural mechanism to obtain such reductions. However, is it possible to store carbon while also using biomass energy?

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Alexandre Strapasson, Research Fellow with the Environment and Natural Resources Program. Dr. Strapasson will explore how bioenergy and land use can provide negative emissions, including new technologies and trends, as well as the main opportunities and risks associated with them.

Attendance: In-person attendance is limited to Harvard ID holders. Members of the public are welcome to attend virtually via Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Destenie Nock, Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) and Engineering and Public Policy (EPP) at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Nock will speak on "Energy Limiting Behavior: a Hidden Form of Energy Policy." HKS Professor Henry Lee will moderate the Q&A.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

The prospect of using space-based technologies to reduce the amount of incoming sunlight and moderate climate change has long been on the margins of discussions about solar geoengineering. Recent and forecast technological and commercial developments, however, promise to bring space-based geoengineering closer to center stage.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Pete Worden, Executive Director of Breakthrough Starshot, and Oliver Morton, Briefings Editor at The Economist, who will assess the future viability of space-based geoengineering techniques and explore the legal, political, and governance challenges likely to arise. Harvard Business School Professor Matthew Weinzierl will moderate the discussion. 

Sponsors: This week's Energy Policy Seminar is co-sponsored by Harvard's Solar Geoengineering Research Program, a joint project of the Harvard University Center for the Environment and the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government.

Attendance: This event is free and open to the public. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Today, fossil fuels still account for more than 80% of total global energy demand, with oil and gas representing approximately 57% of consumption. The energy transition will require sharp reductions in fossil fuel use by 2050 in order for the world to meet its greenhouse gas emissions goals. What are the implications for the oil and gas industry and the energy system as a whole during this transition? 

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Donald Paul, Executive Director of the USC Energy Institute and the William M. Keck Professor of Energy Resources at the University of Southern California. Professor Paul will discuss transition opportunities and challenges for the fossil fuel industry, including the management of the historical oil and gas asset base. HKS Professor Henry Lee will moderate the Q&A.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Elizabeth Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

If the world is going to prevent the most catastrophic consequences of climate change, China, as the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, must play a major role. Although its emissions are still rising, China has announced its commitment to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2060. Given its enormous coal-dependent infrastructure, large heavy manufacturing base, and rapid rate of urbanization, transitioning away from fossil fuels will be very challenging.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Henry Lee, Director of the Environment and Natural Resources Program and Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at HKS, and Daniel Schrag, Co-Director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program and Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology and Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering at Harvard University. Using insights from their new book, Foundations for a Low-Carbon Energy System in China, Professors Lee and Schrag will discuss the major obstacles to China's climate commitments, as well as the policy decisions it can make today to facilitate deep decarbonization several decades from now. Q&A to follow.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Interest in and research on solar geoengineering has been particularly prominent in the United States compared to other countries, with the National Academies of Sciences calling in 2021 for a comprehensive, government-run national research program. Policy discussions about solar geoengineering, however, are embedded within broader climate politics, characterized by sometimes sharp disagreements among Democrats and a general failure to engage by Republicans. 

This seminar will explore how solar geoengineering figures into U.S. politics on climate and related issues like energy and foreign policy. Join HKS Professor Joe Aldy in conversation with Kelly Wanser of SilverLining and Steven Hamburg of the Environmental Defense Fund, as they examine the current landscape in Washington, D.C., and consider prospects for the future. Professor David Keith will moderate the session.

Sponsors: This week's Energy Policy Seminar is co-sponsored by Harvard's Solar Geoengineering Research Program, a joint project of the Harvard University Center for the Environment and the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Priyank Lathwal, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program and Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program. Dr. Lathwal will speak on "Pollution from Freight Trucks in the Contiguous United States: Public Health Damages and Implications for Environmental Justice." Q&A to follow.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Liza Reed, Research Manager for Low Carbon Technology Policy at the Niskanen Center. Dr. Reed will speak on “The Exploding Federal Role in Electricity Transmission.” HKS Professor Henry Lee will moderate the seminar and Q&A.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page.

Accessibility: Persons with disabilities who wish to request accommodations or who have questions about access, please contact Liz Hanlon (ehanlon@hks.harvard.edu) in advance of the session.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Join us for the next Energy Policy Seminar of the 2021 Fall Semester featuring Laura Diaz Anadon, Professor of Climate Change Policy, University of Cambridge. Prof. Diaz Anadon will present "Designing Policy to Accelerate Energy Innovation towards Net Zero". HKS Professor Venkatesh Narayanamurti will moderate the discussion and Q&A.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom.

Join us for the next Energy Policy Seminar of the 2021 fall semester featuring Shonali Pachauri, Research Group Leader of the Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions (TISS) Research Group, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). Dr. Pachauri will present “Universal Access to Modern Energy Services: Development and Climate Opportunity." HKS Professor Henry Lee will moderate the discussion and Q&A.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom.

Join us for the next Energy Policy Seminar of the 2021 Fall Semester featuring Audrey Lee, Senior Director of Energy Strategy, Microsoft. Dr. Lee will present "Decarbonizing the Grid."

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom.

Join us for the next Energy Policy Seminar of the 2021 Fall Semester featuring David Keith, Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School. Professor Keith will present "How to Cool the Planet: comparing the political and physical risks of carbon removal and solar geoengineering". HKS Professor Henry Lee will moderate the discussion and Q&A.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. 

Join us for the next Energy Policy Seminar of the 2021 Fall Semester featuring Jiaqi Lu, Predoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School. Lu will present "Cultivating Climate: US-China Relations and Global Climate Cooperation." HKS Professor Henry Lee will moderate the discussion and Q&A.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch via the EPSS homepage.

Join us for the next Energy Policy Seminar of the 2021 Fall Semester featuring Michael B. McElroy, Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies, Harvard University. Professor McElroy will present “Offshore Wind in China: Prospects for an Important Source of Green Hydrogen."

Join us for the next Energy Policy Seminar of the 2021 Fall Semester featuring Jonas Meckling, Associate Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Meckling will present “The Politics of Energy Transitions: From the Oil Crises to Climate Change." HKS Professor Henry Lee will moderate the discussion and Q&A.
 

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. 

Join us for the next Energy Policy Seminar of the 2021 Fall Semester featuring Judy Chang, Undersecretary of Energy and Climate Solutions for Massachusetts. Undersecretary Chang will present "Planning for Decarbonization at the State Level." HKS Professor Henry Lee will moderate the discussion and Q&A.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch via the EPSS homepage.

Join us for the next Energy Policy Seminar featuring Wake Smith, Senior Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government and Lecturer, Yale College. He will present "After Net Zero".

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch via the EPSS homepage.

Join us for the first Energy Policy Seminar of the 2021 Fall Semester featuring Frank Geels, Professor of System Innovation and Sustainability at the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, at the University of Manchester. Professor Geels will present "Understanding and Shaping the Dynamics of Low-Carbon Transitions: Insights and examples from socio-technical transitions research." HKS Professor William Clark will moderate the discussion and Q&A.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch below.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Alejandro Nuñez-Jimenez, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program. Dr. Nuñez-Jimenez will discuss "Renewable Hydrogen Potential in the EU: Market and Geopolitical Implications of Long-Term Hydrogen Supply Strategies." The seminar will be hosted by HKS Professor Henry Lee.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch via the EPSS homepage.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Nicola De Blasio, Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program. Dr. De Blasio will discuss "Renewable Hydrogen: New Energy Dependencies in a Low-Carbon World." The seminar will be hosted by HKS Professor Joe Aldy.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch below.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Henrik Selin of Boston University and Noelle Eckley Selin of MIT to discuss their recent book, Mercury Stories: Understanding Sustainability Through a Volatile Element. The seminar will be hosted by HKS Professor Joe Aldy.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch below.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begin.

Join us for the first Energy Policy Seminar of the spring semester, featuring Peter Fox-Penner, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy at Boston University. Dr. Fox-Penner will give a talk based on his recently published book, Power after Carbon: Building a Clean, Resilient Grid. The seminar will be hosted by HKS Professor Joe Aldy.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch on this page.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Daniel Stuart, HEEP Pre-Doctoral Fellow and Ph.D. Student in Public Policy at HKS. Mr. Stuart will speak on "Designing the Next Generation of Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits." The seminar will be hosted by HKS Professor Joe Aldy.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch via the EPSS homepage.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Suzi Kerr, Chief Economist at the Environmental Defense Fund. Ms. Kerr will speak on "Climate Teams: Generating Large-Scale Supply of High Integrity National Units." The seminar will be hosted by HKS Professor Joe Aldy.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch via the EPSS homepage.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Brenda Mallory, Director of Regulatory Policy at the Southern Environmental Law Center. Ms. Mallory will speak on "Clean Energy Priorities in the Southeast." The seminar will be hosted by HKS Professor Joe Aldy.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch via the EPSS homepage.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Cameron Hepburn, Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Oxford. Dr. Hepburn will speak on "Will COVID-19 Recovery Packages Accelerate or Retard Progress on Climate Change?" The seminar will be hosted by HKS Professor Joe Aldy.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch via the EPSS homepage.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring John Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy at HKS. Professor Holdren will speak on "Thawing Permafrost: A Local and Global Disaster." The seminar will be hosted by HKS Professor Joe Aldy.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch via the EPSS homepage.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Spencer Dale, Group Chief Economist at BP. Mr. Dale will speak on "What Do (and Don’t) We Know About the Global Energy System in Net Zero?" The seminar will be hosted by HKS Professor Joe Aldy.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch via the EPSS homepage.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Dan Bodansky, Professor of Law in the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Dr. Bodansky will speak on "Solar Climate Intervention: The Case for Research and Options for Assessment and Decision-Making." The seminar will be hosted by HKS Professor Joe Aldy.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch via the EPSS homepage.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Ted Nordhaus, Founder and Executive Director of the Breakthrough Institute. Mr. Nordhaus will speak on "In Defense of Muddling: Why Climate Advocates Should Take Their Victories Where They Can Find Them." The seminar will be hosted by HKS Professor Joe Aldy.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch via the EPSS homepage.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Anthony Leiserowitz, Director of Yale University's Program on Climate Change Communication. Dr. Leiserowitz will speak on "Climate Change in the American Mind." The seminar will be hosted by HKS Professor Joe Aldy.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch via the EPSS homepage.

Registration: Please RSVP at the link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

September 21's Energy Policy Seminar will feature Peter F. Green, Deputy Laboratory Director of Science and Technology at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Dr. Green will speak on "Transitioning to a Low Carbon and Resilient Energy System of the Future: Key Challenges and Opportunities." The seminar will be hosted by HKS Professor Joe Aldy.

Attendance: This event is open to the public and hosted on Zoom. For those who cannot attend live, the seminar will be recorded and available to watch via the EPSS homepage.

Registration: Please register at the RSVP link below. Registration will remain open until the event begins.

Join us for the first-ever virtual Energy Policy Seminar on Monday, September 14 from 12:00-1:00 ET! Leah Stokes, Assistant Professor of Political Science at USCB, will be speaking on "Short-Circuiting Policy: Interest Groups and the Battle over Clean Energy and Climate Policy in the American States." The seminar will be hosted by HKS Professor Joe Aldy.

This event is open to the public. Please register for the Zoom webinar here. The seminar will be recorded and available to watch via the EPSS homepage for those who cannot attend live.

ANNOUNCEMENT, MARCH 9, 2020: In line with Harvard's COVID-19 travel policies and campus restrictions, the HKS Energy Policy Series is canceled for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester. Each speaker has been invited to reschedule their seminar for our Fall 2020 series.

Join us for the final Energy Policy Seminar of the spring semester! We will be hearing from Leah Stokes, Assistant Professor of Political Science at UC Santa Barbara, on “Short Circuiting Policy: Interest Groups and the Battle Over Clean Energy and Climate Policy in the American States.” This talk is based on and shares a title with Prof. Stokes' new book, published by Oxford University Press in 2020.

The Energy Policy Seminar Series is free and open to the public; no RSVPs required. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

ANNOUNCEMENT, MARCH 9, 2020: In line with Harvard's COVID-19 travel policies and campus restrictions, the HKS Energy Policy Series is canceled for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester. Each speaker has been invited to reschedule their seminar for our Fall 2020 series.

Join us on March 30 to hear from Jay Apt, Professor at Carnegie Mellon University and Co-Director of Carnegie Mellon's Electricity Industry Center. Prof. Apt will be speaking on "Is PJM Procuring Too Much Reserve Generation?”

The Energy Policy Seminar Series is free and open to the public; no RSVPs required. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

ANNOUNCEMENT, MARCH 9, 2020: In line with Harvard's COVID-19 travel policies and campus restrictions, the HKS Energy Policy Series is canceled for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester. Each speaker has been invited to reschedule their seminar for our Fall 2020 series.

Join us on Monday, March 12, 2020 to hear from Suzi Kerr, Chief Economist at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) on “Climate Teams: Generating Large-Scale Supply of High-Integrity International Units.”

As always, this event is free and open to the public; no RSVPs required. Buffet-style lunch will be served. To view the full semester schedule for the Energy Policy Seminar Series, click here.

Fran Ulmer, HKS Arctic Initiative Senior Fellow, will be presenting on “Geopolitical Implications of the Rapidly Changing Arctic.”

Please note that this week's seminar will take place in the David Ellwood Democracy Lab, not Bell Hall.

As always, this event is free and open to the public; no RSVPs required. Buffet-style lunch will be served. To view the full semester schedule for the Energy Policy Seminar Series, click here.

Join us to hear from John Deutch, Institute Professor Emeritus at MIT's Department of Chemistry, and former U.S. Director of Central Intelligence (1995-1996). Professor Deutch will discuss "Four Strategies to Address Climate Change and Reduce Damage: A Conceptual Model."

It is very unlikely that climate damages can be reduced to an acceptable level by the end of the century relying only on emissions reduction. A conceptual model is presented that includes four climate change control strategies: emissions reduction, carbon dioxide (CO2) removal from the atmosphere, adaptation to climate change, and geoengineering to optimally reduce climate damage subject to a control budget constraint.

As always, this event is free and open to the public; no RSVPs required. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

To view the full semester schedule for the Energy Policy Seminar Series, click here.

Join us on February 24th in Bell Hall to hear from Mike Catanzaro, Partner at the CGCN Group and former Special Assistant to President Trump for Domestic Energy and Environmental Policy. Mike will be speaking on "Energy and Environmental Policy in the 21st Century: Who will Decide, Congress or the Administrative State?"

The Energy Policy Seminar Series is free and open to the public; no RSVPs required. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Join us for the second Spring 2020 Energy Policy Seminar, featuring MIT's Richard Schmalensee. Professor Schmalensee will be reporting on some preliminary results from the MIT Energy Initiative’s Future of Storage project.

The Energy Policy Seminar Series is free and open to the public; no RSVP required. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Join us for the first Energy Policy Seminar of the semester on January 27 at 11:45!

Cecilia Han Springer will be presenting on "China's Belt and Road Initiative: A Clean Energy Paradox." The talk will focus on an empirical analysis of the relative environmental performance of China's overseas investments in coal-fired power plants.

As always, this event is free and open to the public; buffet-style lunch will be served.

For the final Energy Policy Seminar of the Fall 2019 semester, come hear from Tufts University's Professor Gilbert Metcalf and Harvard's Professor James Stock on "The Economic Impacts of Carbon Taxes."

This seminar series is free and open to the public; lunch will be served.

On Monday November 25th, HKS' own Sarah Armitage and Prof. Joe Aldy will discuss "The Welfare Implications of Carbon Price Certainty."

This seminar series is free and open to the public; lunch will be served.

Ted Halstead, Chairman and CEO of the Climate Leadership Council, will visit HKS to present on "A Climate Solution Where All Sides Win." This seminar is adapted from Halstead's TED Talk of the same title.

In addition to being a climate expert, Halstead is also an author, policy entrepreneur and public speaker. He previously founded two other influential think tanks, including New America, and more recently founded Americans For Carbon Dividends, an advocacy organization.

This seminar series is free and open to the public; lunch will be served.

Christopher R. Knittel will visit HKS to discuss the role carbon taxes could play in future federal climate policy. Professor Knittel teaches Applied Economics at MIT, where he also serves as Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research and Co-Director of the Electric Power Systems Low Carbon Energy Center.

This seminar is free and open to the public; lunch will be served.

Carol Browner, HKS Hauser Leader and former Director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy (2009-2011), will join the Energy Policy Seminar Series to address the future of climate policy. This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Public Leadership (CPL).

Open to the public; lunch will be served.  Please note the different venue for today's lecture.

Amy Harder, energy and climate reporter for Axios, will visit HKS to deliver a talk on "The Energy and Climate Change Puzzle." A bit about Amy, in her words:

I cover energy and climate change for Axios, and write a weekly column called Harder Line. I report on trends and exclusive scoops as well as analyze the news driving the debate in this space. Previously, I covered similar issues for The Wall Street Journal. I’m the inaugural journalism fellow for the University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute, contributing to the school’s work through events, workshops and other discussions. I regularly appear on PBS, MSNBC, CBS and NPR, among others.

This seminar is open to the public and lunch will be served.

HKS Professor Rob Stavins returns to the Energy Policy Seminar Series to discuss the latest trends in policy mechanisms to put a price on carbon emissions in the U.S.

Among the leading global experts on the design of carbon pricing policies, Adele Morris—a senior fellow and policy director for Climate and Energy Economics at the Brookings Institution—adds her insights to the seminar's focus on climate change this semester.

Sam Newell of the Brattle Group discusses a global warming-mitigating mechanism in the Empire State. Lunch will be served.

Varshini Prakash, co-founder of Sunrise Movement, kicks off the resumption of the Energy Policy Seminar series. Lunch will be served.