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Harvard Kennedy School seeks solutions

HKS addresses climate change through research, teaching, and engagement.

Climate Action

Joe Aldy speaking with a participant at the Harvard Climate Forum.

At inaugural Harvard Climate Forum, ideas abound on tackling huge challenges

Experts, professionals, and the “climate curious” share ideas to address the issue through every sector of our society.

Transitioning to clean power without workers absorbing the shock

Harvard Kennedy School Professor Gordon Hanson and Harvard University Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability James Stock say applying the lessons from prior economic upheavals can smooth the green power transition for workers and communities who depend on the fossil fuel industry.

From the arts to the Arctic to climate journalism

Allison Agsten MC/MPA 2021 is director of the new Center for Climate Journalism and Communication at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

Harvard researchers provide policymakers a clearer picture on methane emissions

Reducing methane emissions can buy the world crucial time to avoid catastrophic global warming. A Harvard team is helping provide policymakers with the tools to help policymakers do just that.

A woman and her children walk through an arid landscape with other refugees.

The rising tide no one’s talking about—finding homes for millions of climate crisis migrants

Professors Jacqueline Bhabha of the Harvard Kennedy School and Hannah Teicher of Harvard’s Graduate School of Design are working on ways to help those displaced by a changing climate find a welcoming new home.

“A sea change”: Nat Keohane PhD 2001 praises recent U.S. climate action

Keohane, a climate expert, spoke with HKS faculty member Henry Lee at a Harvard Climate Action Week event held at the Kennedy School.

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