Energy

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Presentation

Climate Change and Iceland's Role in North Atlantic Security

    Author:
  • Björn Bjarnason
| November 26, 2007

Björn Bjarnason is Minister of Justice for the Republic of Iceland, and a number of his responsibilities relate to domestic and external security — analogous to those of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. His lecture addressed security issues relating to maritime activity in the North Atlantic and the changing profile of these maritime security issues due to climate change and the increased exploitation of oil and gas in the Arctic.

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

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

| November 6, 2007

"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.

Presentation - International Emissions Trading Association

Linking Tradable Permit Systems: Opportunities, Challenges, and Implications

| September 27, 2007

Professor Stavins' presentation at the 7th IETA Forum on the State and Development of the Greenhouse Gas Market described tradable permit systems and linkage among them that allows emission reduction efforts to be redistributed across systems. He notes that linkage may become the de jure or de facto post-2012 international policy architecture.

Presentation - Energy Technology Innovation Policy Project, Belfer Center

China’s Auto Industry: Reconciling Economic Development, Energy Markets, Environmental Quality, and Oil Security

| September 29, 2005

The Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group (ETIP) seeks to combat global warming and climate change by promoting strategies for efficient energy technologies in China, India, and the United States, such as advanced coal technologies, carbon capture and storage (CCS), and advanced vehicle technologies.