News & Announcements

The Homeland Security Project has announced the appointment of the Project’s Fall fellows: Alan Bersin, Jeh Johnson, and Christine Heenan.

Robert Stavins has written a brief intellectual biography of distinguished climate-change economist Martin Weitzman, who recently passed away. The essay appears on Stavins’ blog here, and also on VOX. See also a previous Harvard Project article on Weitzman’s passing here. Weitzman’s many contributions to the field of climate-change and broader environmental economics have changed the way scholars and policymakers approach the field. 

Nicola De Blasio has joined the Belfer Center as Senior Fellow in residence. Dr. De Blasio will lead research on energy technology innovation and the transition to a low carbon economy as part of a joint effort of the Belfer Center's programs on Environment and Natural Resources and Science, Technology, and Public Policy. 

Faculty, scholars, and staff at the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements — with colleagues around the world — are deeply saddened by the loss of Martin L. Weitzman, recently retired professor of economics at Harvard University, who died unexpectedly on August 27, 2019. Weitzman’s contributions to climate-change — and broader environmental — economics and policy are considered extraordinarily important, within both academia and the policy community. He published widely, was elected as a fellow of the Econometric Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and for more than 25 years hosted with Robert Stavins the Harvard Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy.

Fran Ulmer has joined the Belfer Center as Senior Fellow in residence. She will work with the Arctic Initiative, a joint effort of the Center's programs on Environment and Natural Resources and Science, Technology, and Public Policy.

The Belfer Center's Arctic Initiative is selecting a small group of 2–3 Harvard students to present their ideas at the Arctic Innovation Lab in Iceland. The Lab takes place at the world's largest Arctic gathering, the Arctic Circle Assembly, from October 10–13, 2019.  The application deadline is Friday, September 6, 2019.

The Harvard Project on Climate Agreements conducted a research workshop on July 18–19, 2019 titled “Subnational Climate Change Policy in China.” Tsinghua University’s Institute of Energy, Environment, and Economy — directed by Professor Zhang Xiliang — hosted and co-sponsored the workshop. The Harvard Global Institute provided major support for the project.

Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs has named General (ret.) Vincent K. Brooks a non-resident Senior Fellow. Brooks is a career Army officer who retired from active duty in January 2019 as the four-star general in command of all U.S. Forces in Korea, where he concurrently commanded United Nations Command as well as the Republic of Korea – U.S. Combined Forces Command, comprising over 650,000 Koreans and Americans under arms.

Ash Carter told CNBC that if Alphabet’s Google is working in China, it may be unknowingly working for the Chinese military.

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