108 Events

Seminar - Open to the Public

Energy Policy Seminar: "Electrification of Transport: Uncovering the Pivotal Role of User Behavior"

Mon., Nov. 20, 2023 | 12:00pm - 1:15pm

Rubenstein Building - David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab, Room 414AB

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 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: Unavailable.

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

Seminar - Open to the Public

Energy Policy Seminar: Laura Diaz Anadon on "Designing Policy to Accelerate Energy Innovation towards Net Zero"

Mon., Nov. 29, 2021 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Online

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.

BARROW, Alaska- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, a 420 ft. icebreaker homeported in Seattle, Wash., breaks ice in support of scientific research in the Arctic Ocean.

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Prentice Danner

Seminar - Open to the Public

Sailing through the Northwest Passage: How Scientific Research and International Diplomacy Made that Possible

Tue., Oct. 26, 2021 | 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Wexner Building - Room 102, Marc Heng and Family Conference Room

Join us for a conversation about science, diplomacy, and geopolitics with Arctic Initiative Senior Fellow Fran Ulmer and Professor and Director of The Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire Larry Mayer. Professor Mayer led the science team onboard the US Coast Guard Cutter Healy, which just completed a cruise from Alaska to Greenland through the Northwest Passage. Please register to attend this event here

John Holdren

NASA/Bill Ingalls

Seminar - Open to the Public

Energy Policy Seminar: John Holdren on "Thawing Permafrost: A Local and Global Disaster"

Mon., Nov. 2, 2020 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Online

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.

    Shanghai at night

    Kido Dong/Unsplash

    Seminar - Open to the Public

    Opportunities and Challenges in China's Carbon Market: From Model to Reality

    Thu., Dec. 5, 2019 | 3:45pm - 5:00pm

    School of Engineering and Applied Sciences - Pierce Hall

    A Harvard-China Project Research Seminar with Cecilia Han Springer, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources and Science, Technology and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School. This event will be held in Pierce Hall, Room #100F.

    Sponsored by the Harvard-China Project on Energy, Economy, and Environment; Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS); and the Environment and Natural Resources Program (ENRP) at Harvard Kennedy School.