Presentation - Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, Belfer Center

Global Climate Disruption: What Do We Know? What Should We Do?

| November 6, 2007

John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, Harvard University

"Global warming is a misnomer," said John P. Holdren, speaking at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Kennedy School on November 6. "It implies something gradual, uniform, and benign. What we’re experiencing is none of these."

Holdren also urged the United States to spearhead this effort, going from being a "laggard in climate policy to being a leader." Once that happens, he said, the rest of the world will follow suit.

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For Academic Citation: Holdren, John P.. “Global Climate Disruption: What Do We Know? What Should We Do?.” Presentation, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, Belfer Center, November 6, 2007.

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