Location: Virtual & Rubenstein Building, David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab, Room 414AB, 79 JFK St, Cambridge

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Kyle Meng, Associate Professor at the Bren School of Environmental Management and the Department of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a former Senior Economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisors. Meng will discuss recent developments in U.S. climate policy.... Read more about Energy Policy Seminar: Developments in U.S. Climate Policy

Location: Harvard Museum of Natural History, Classroom B (Third Floor), 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge

Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks.... Read more about Science Spotlights: Finding New Species

Location: Hunnewell Lecture Hall, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston

Smithsonian Trees of North America is a new, beautifully illustrated guide to more than 325 common trees on this continent. Join author John Kress for a book talk on this indispensable new guide, complete with hundreds of range maps illustrating where the trees can be found; thousands of photographs of the trees’ leaves, bark, flowers, and fruit; in-depth studies of the trees’ biology, ecology, and evolution; and fascinating discussions of the trees’ future in a world of rapid environmental change.... Read more about Smithsonian Trees of North America

Location: South Street Gate, Arnold Arboretum, Boston

Trees undergo and resist many different stressors throughout their lives: mechanical stress from twisting and bending, drought, insects, and even fire. These stressors and the tree’s response can be seen on a microscopic level, as the cells themselves change, compress, and elongate to react to and accommodate the stressor.... Read more about Research Spotlight: How Do Trees Respond to Stress?

Location: Milstein Conference Center, Harvard Law School, 1585 Mass Ave, Cambridge

Please join us for a conference and convening on the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The event will explore the Act’s successes and challenges over the past 50 years and its future directions.... Read more about ESA: The Next 50 Years

Location: CGIS South, Room S153, 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge

Join us for a Brown-Harvard Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics with Mushfiq Mobarak, Professor of Economics at Yale University, with an eyewitness account from Martha Chen, Mittal Institute Steering Committee member.... Read more about The 1970 Bhola Cyclone and the Birth of Bangladesh – Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics with Mushfiq Mobarak

Location: Virtual and Kresge 202a, HSPH, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston

HACE kicks off its Climate and Health series with Climate and Mental Health, co-sponsored by Harvard Alumni for Mental Health (HAMH). This hybrid event will be followed by networking both online as well as in-person. Panelists will present on climate change, impacts on mental health, and how to manage eco-anxiety and protect mental health from climate threats.... Read more about Climate and Mental Health

Location: Pierce Hall, Room 100F, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge

A Harvard-China Project Research Seminar with Dr. Haiyang Lin, Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard-China Project... Read more about Discrepancies between estimated and actual wind power generation in the U.S. and China

Location: Zoom

Jessica Gersony - The PLACE Lab: Centering community building, art and justice in the field of plant physiology... Read more about Harvard Forest Seminars: The PLACE Lab: Centering community building, art and justice in the field of plant physiology

Location: HUCE Seminar Room 440, 26 Oxford Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge

Climate engineering is increasingly being discussed as a potential, temporary means of alleviating some of the worst effects of climate change.  If society is going to pursue it someday, we need to have confidence that it will do what it is intended to do.  So how do we know?... Read more about Climate Engineering Uncertainty and Confidence: What do we really know?

Location: HUCE 429, 26 Oxford Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge

Salata Scholars Seminars are dedicated to climate, sustainability, and environmental work done by Harvard students and fellows. Its goal is to embrace the interdisciplinary nature of sustainability research that can’t be confined to a single Harvard school and help like-minded people connect with each other. Each week, there will be one or two brief talks followed by vegan dinner and discussion.... Read more about Salata Scholars Seminar Series: Energy Transitions in Mexico

Location: HUCE 429, 26 Oxford Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge

Salata Scholars Seminars are dedicated to climate, sustainability, and environmental work done by Harvard students and fellows. Its goal is to embrace the interdisciplinary nature of sustainability research that can’t be confined to a single Harvard school and help like-minded people connect with each other. Each week, there will be one or two brief talks followed by vegan dinner and discussion.... Read more about Salata Scholars Seminar Series: Energy Transitions in Mexico

Location: Bowie Vernon Room (K262), CGIS Knafel, 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge

In my new book project, “Contested Icescapes, Land, Politics, and Change on an Arctic Agricultural Frontier,” I explore how marginal Arctic land is being imagined as a new frontier for agriculture under climate change, and what the implications are for rural and Indigenous lands, livelihoods, and governance.... Read more about From Moose to Cattle? Exercising Indigenous Sovereignty in Climate Adaptation Projects

Location: Pierce Hall, 100F, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge

Wildland fires are among the largest sources of atmospheric emissions in the U.S. and their relative contribution to air pollution is expected to grow as emissions from other sectors decrease. In the Southeastern U.S., prescribed fire is used extensively to reduce fuel loads and mitigate the risk of hazardous wildfire. However, the Southeast also includes one of the largest wildland-urban interfaces in the country with millions of residents living near fire‐prone areas.... Read more about Wildland fire smoke in the Southeastern United States: Impacted populations, land management concerns, and climate-driven changes

Location: HKS (Belfer B-322, Salata Conference Room), 79 JFK St., Cambridge

Salata Scholars Seminars are dedicated to climate, sustainability, and environmental work done by Harvard students and fellows. Its goal is to embrace the interdisciplinary nature of sustainability research that can’t be confined to a single Harvard school and help like-minded people connect with each other. Each week, there will be one or two brief talks followed by vegan dinner and discussion.... Read more about Salata Scholars Seminar Series: COP29 Negotiations: What to Expect and Why It Matters

Location: HKS (Belfer B-322, Salata Conference Room), 79 JFK St., Cambridge

Salata Scholars Seminars are dedicated to climate, sustainability, and environmental work done by Harvard students and fellows. Its goal is to embrace the interdisciplinary nature of sustainability research that can’t be confined to a single Harvard school and help like-minded people connect with each other. Each week, there will be one or two brief talks followed by vegan dinner and discussion.... Read more about Salata Scholars Seminar Series: Trends in ESG Reporting & COP29 Negotiations: What to Expect and Why It Matters

Location: Hunnewell Lecture Hall, Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston

As we approach the end of the growing season, it’s time to start thinking about next year’s plantings! What trees or shrubs should you plant in your own yard? Which plants will fare best in your particular space and microclimate?... Read more about Garden Design for Woody Plants

Location: Harvard Business School, 117 Western Ave, Boston

The Climate Symposium at Harvard Business School is a flagship student-led conference, organized by the Energy & Environment, Food & Agriculture, and Sustainability Clubs. Each year, we bring together global thought leaders, industry experts, and innovative minds to tackle the pressing challenges of climate change.... Read more about HBS Climate Symposium 2024

Location: GSD, Gund Hall Piper Auditorium, 42-48 Quincy St, Cambridge

The exhibition Changing Climates explores how built environments can be transformed into urban ecologies. Producing an enhanced micro-climate, each of these ecologies has the capacity to augment the resilience of the urban condition under the challenges of the climate crisis.... Read more about Bas Smets, “Changing Climates”

Location: Harvard Business School, Aldrich Hall, Classroom 010, Boston

Join the Salata Institute and Harvard Business School Business and Environment Initiative for a book talk featuring businessman and philanthropist André Hoffmann and journalist Peter Vanham. André Hoffmann is Vice-Chairman of Roche, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. Roche was founded by the Hoffmann family in 1896. Peter Vanham is Editorial Director, Leadership at Fortune. ... Read more about The New Nature of Business: The Path to Prosperity and Sustainability with André Hoffmann and Peter Vanham