5 Salata Institute grants to accelerate climate action

Experts from Harvard and around the world embark on ambitious interdisciplinary projects that tackle climate change challenges head-on.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Feb. 13, 2023 ~14 min

Could space dust help protect the Earth from climate change?

A new study has found that dust launched from the moon’s surface or from a space station positioned between Earth and the sun could reduce enough solar radiation to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Feb. 9, 2023 ~7 min


Harvard-led analysis finds ExxonMobil internal research accurately predicted climate change

In the study, scientists showed how the multinational energy giant worked to cloud the issue.

Alice McCarthy • harvard
Jan. 12, 2023 ~9 min

Urban areas across U.S. are undercounting greenhouse gas emissions

Methane emissions from the distribution and use of natural gas across U.S. cities are 2 to 10 times higher than recent estimates from the EPA.

Leah Burrows • harvard
Oct. 26, 2021 ~7 min

Viewing climate change as a human health problem

Renee Salas, an ER doctor and assistant professor of medicine, addressed questions about a new climate and health report from The Lancet.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Oct. 21, 2021 ~12 min

Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability James Stock looks ahead

Harvard’s new vice provost for climate and sustainability talks about coming efforts to boost Harvard’s response to the multiple challenges presented by climate change.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Oct. 18, 2021 ~17 min

Food summit examines sustainability, health, and justice

According to a summit on food production, diet, and sustainability, humanity needs to refocus on a diet that encompasses sustainability and social justice.

Clea Simon • harvard
Feb. 20, 2020 ~6 min

Urgency of climate change may be understated in intergovernmental panel report

The world’s oceans, glaciers, and ice caps are under assault by climate change. The Gazette spoke with former Obama science adviser John Holdren about the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report examining the threat.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Oct. 2, 2019 ~14 min


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