Energy

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David Keith, on The Colbert Report, discusses climate engineering with a skeptical Stephen Colbert (December 2013).

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- Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center Newsletter

Spotlight: David Keith

| Summer 2015

David Keith is the Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, housed at the Belfer Center. He has worked at the interface between climate science, energy technology, and public policy for 20 years and has received numerous honors for his work, including the MIT prize for excellence in experimental physics and TIME magazine’s selection as one of its Heroes of the Environment.

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- Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center Newsletter

Newsmakers

Fall/Winter 2014 - 15

A sampling of Belfer Center members who have been featured in the news

- Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

Belfer Center Newsletter Summer 2013

| Summer 2013

The Summer 2013 issue of the Belfer Center newsletter features recent and upcoming activities, research, and analysis by members of the Center community on critical global issues. This edition highlights the Belfer Center’s expanding work on complex cybersecurity issues and Middle East challenges, offers reflections on the role of the U.S. in Iraq, and spotlights work being done by the Center and its affiliates on environment and energy issues.

- Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center Newsletter

International Council Members Debate Critical Issues

Summer 2013

The Belfer Center launched its annual International Council meeting on April 9 with animated discussions of, among others, U.S. energy politics, the links between economic policy and national security, cybersecurity, and the rise of China. Participants included members of the Center's International Council and Board of Directors as well as faculty and senior fellows.

Global Solutions: Professor Cao Jianlin, vice minister of China’s Ministry of China and Technology, presents the opening remarks at the joint U.S.-China workshop.

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- Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center Newsletter

Center Hosts U.S.-China Workshop on Clean Energy and Carbon Collection, Sequestration

| Summer 2009

With both China and the United States relying heavily on coal for electricity, senior government officials from both countries have urged immediate action to push forward technology that would reduce carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired plants. They discussed possible actions at a high-level workshop in April jointly sponsored by the Belfer Center's Energy Technology Innovation Policy (ETIP) research group, China's Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

President-elect Barack Obama names Lawrence Summers (left) director of National Economic Council.

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- Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center Newsletter

Obama Taps into Belfer Center Community for Key Policy Posts

Spring 2009

The Belfer Center is both proud and humbled that a number of its members have been asked to serve in the Obama Administration. The group's experience and expertise span many of the international challenges confronting the nation today.

Kelly Sims Gallagher (right) discusses energy challenges with newly elected U.S. Congressman Paul Tonko at the Kennedy School's annual orientation program for incoming members of the U.S. House of Representatives in December.

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- Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center Newsletter

Preliminary Policy Recommendations for Enhancing Energy Innovation in the U.S.

The Obama administration and the 111th Congress face enormous challenges and opportunities in tackling the pressing security, economic, and environmental problems posed by the energy sector in the United States and worldwide. Improving the technologies of energy supply and end-use is a prerequisite for surmounting these challenges in a timely and cost-effective way. This article is adapted from the executive summary of the Belfer Center Energy Technology Innovation Policy (ETIP) report, "Tackling U.S. Energy Challenges and Opportunities," by Laura Diaz Anadon, Kelly Sims Gallagher, Matthew Bunn, and Charles Jones.

Former Vice President Al Gore (right) makes a point at a Belfer Center "Climate Solutions Summit" to explore solutions to energy/climate challenges. Center Director Graham Allison (left) co-hosted the October meeting with Gore.

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- Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center Newsletter

Center Hosts Al Gore and Top Energy/Climate Experts in Climate Solutions Summit

| Spring 2009

The Belfer Center hosted former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore and 30 of the United States' top energy and climate experts in October for a "Solutions Summit" on the climate challenge ... participants brainstormed concrete solutions to producing carbon-free electricity, using as a starting point Gore’s July 2008 Generational Challenge to Repower America, which calls on the nation to produce 100 percent of America's electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within ten years.