Location: TBD

Elizabeth Kolbert traveled from Alaska to Greenland, and visited top scientists, to get to the heart of the debate over global warming. The result is The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, a book about mass extinctions that weaves intellectual and natural history with reporting in the field began as an article in The New Yorker.... Read more about The Environment Forum | A Conversation with Elizabeth Kolbert

Location: VirtualJoin other HACE members living in Africa or focused on African climate mitigation and adaptation for a virtual networking event. Please register to receive online access to the event.... Read more about Harvard Alumni for Climate and the Environment (HACE) Africa Virtual Networking Event

Location: Virtual

The recent media blitz about Greenland – and Donald Trump’s interest in purchasing it – has dwarfed a much more important story about the world’s largest island, Greenland, and the impact of its melting ice on people throughout the world.... Read more about The Real Reason Greenland Determines our Fate: Melting Ice and Drowning Coasts

Location: GSD campus (48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138), Room TBDCalling all design leaders! Design for Decarbonization is a first-of-its-kind HBS x GSD lecture that demonstrates how design and business leaders can decarbonize the built environment (i.e., architecture and infrastructure). This lecture—crafted for design students and enthusiasts—will be led by industry practitioner & nonprofit leader Lew Epstein. Epstein will reflect on his career, discuss the growing role that carbon dioxide removal (CDR) will play in our decarbonization toolkit, and share examples of innovations in the CDR space. Food is provided!... Read more about Designing for Decarbonization: Carbon Removal in Architecture, Materials, and Spaces (Design Focus)

Location: Hawes Room 202, HBS campus

Calling all business leaders! Design for Decarbonization is a first-of-its-kind HBS x GSD lecture that demonstrates how design and business leaders can decarbonize the built environment (i.e., architecture and infrastructure). This lecture—crafted for business students and enthusiasts—will be led by industry practitioner & nonprofit leader Lew Epstein. Epstein will reflect on his career, discuss the growing role that carbon dioxide removal (CDR) will play in our decarbonization toolkit, and share examples of innovations in the CDR space.... Read more about Designing for Decarbonization: Spotlight on Carbon Dioxide Removal (Business Focus)

Location: VirtualThis virtual seminar will feature: Carrie Exton (acting Senior Counsellor of the Centre for Well-being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity at the OECD) who leads the OECD’s efforts to measure sustainability; Eli Fenichel (Yale University and former assistant director for natural resource economics and accounting at the White House) who led the Biden administration’s efforts to incorporate natural capital into US government metrics and decision-making; and Mary Ruckelshaus (executive director of the Natural Capital Project at Stanford University) who has extensive experience supporting governments around the world in building sustainability measurement and decision-making tools. The seminar will be moderated by Alicia Harley (Senior Research Fellow, Sustainability Science Program, Harvard Kennedy School).... Read more about Capacity building to measure progress toward sustainable development

Location: HUCE 440, 4th Floor, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge

 

The Harvard Undergraduate Clean Energy Group Energy Seminar series features weekly conversations with leading practitioners in climate and energy. Join on Monday evenings from 6:30-7:15pm at the Harvard University Center for the Environment to meet the CEOs, researchers, investors, and engineers who are driving decarbonization. On Monday 2/10, the Energy Seminar welcomes Dr. Don Sadoway, Professor Emeritus of Materials Chemistry at MIT, Co-Founder of Ambri, Co-Founder of Boston Metal, and Co-Founder and CSO of Pure Lithium.

Location: Rubenstein 414ab, 79 JFK St, Cambridge

President Trump has vowed to cut off federal and state support for electric vehicles, but can his administration really put the brakes on EV adoption? Join the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Elaine Buckberg, Senior Fellow at Harvard University’s Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability.... Read more about EVs and the Road Ahead: Will the Trump Administration Stall Adoption?

Location: Gutman Library; Arnold Arboretum, Boston, MA.

Join the Harvard Office for Sustainability for an engaging half-day exploration at Arnold Arboretum! This event features a workshop on ecology, an interactive scavenger hunt, and a reflective discussion on the connection between humans and nature. Learn about biodiversity, conservation, and how to foster a deeper relationship with the natural world. Lunch and round-trip transportation will be provided. RSVP is required!... Read more about Arnold Arboretum Ecological Exploration

Location: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, 34 Kirkland St, Cambridge

The Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program at the Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard University, invites you to join us in Cambridge or online for the 2025 Conference, Landscapes of War, Landscapes of Victory: Ukraine’s Changing Environment, February 7-8, 2025.... Read more about Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program Conference

Location: Plimpton Room (Barker Center 133)

“A Method, Not a Force”: Evolution, Environment, and Indigeneity at the Zoological Survey of India, 1916-1935 with Aviroop Sengupta, 2024-25 MHC Postdoctoral Fellow... Read more about MHC Environmental Humanities Seminar with Aviroop Sengupta

Location: Harvard Business School Aldrich Hall Classroom 108 - 35 Harvard Way, BostonJoin the Salata Institute and Harvard Business School’s Business and the Environment Initiative on Feb 5th, to hear from Seth Reynolds, MPA '01, EY Americas SaT Sustainability Leader and EY Parthenon Education Practice Leader, Oliver Badenhorst, MBA '20, Principal, Boston Consulting Group, and Naomi Davy, AB '20, Associate, Coho Climate Advisors reflect on their career, education, and current work in climate and sustainability consulting.... Read more about Careers in Climate Action Speaker Series: Careers in Climate and Sustainability Consulting

Location: Bell Hall B-500, HKS, 79 JFK St, Cambridge

Join Salata Institute staff, Salata Student Ambassadors, and other climate-minded students from across Harvard's schools at the Institute's Spring 2025 Open House!
Learn about our student funding programs, professional development opportunities, and network with other students who are passionate about climate and sustainability.... Read more about Salata Institute Spring 2025 Open House

Location: Kresge Building, Room 502, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston

Abstract: Dr. Mary Rice will discuss research on climate stressors including combustion pollution, weather extremes and aeroallergens on the respiratory health of children and adults in Project Viva, the Framingham Heart Study, the ALA Lung Health Cohort and clinical studies of patients with chronic lung disease in Boston. She will introduce her vision for the Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE) and discuss opportunities for faculty and student engagement and collaboration.... Read more about Climate, Fossil Fuel Pollution and Respiratory Health: From Epidemiology to Intervention

Location: FXB G12, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston

On Wednesday, February 5th, from 1-1:50 PM in FXB G12 or online, please join the Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness for the third installment in our Environments for Health and Happiness Seminar Series, featuring Dr. Gaurab Basu. In this event, titled “Responding to Climate Change – Challenges and Opportunities for Mental Health and Well-Being“, Dr. Basu will explore the mechanisms by which climate change impacts the mental health and well-being of our communities, and challenge the audience to explore the ways in which climate solutions can enable the deeper work of creating well-being.... Read more about Responding to Climate Change – Challenges and Opportunities for Mental Health and Well-Being

Location: HUCE 429, 26 Oxford Street, 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. In Spring 2025, we will meet monthly at the Harvard University Center for the Environment located at 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge. In each session, we will have a few brief talks from different disciplines and perspectives followed by a vegan dinner and discussion.... Read more about Salata Scholars Seminar Series

Location: Stata Center 141, MIT, 32 Vassar St, Cambridge

Amid the worsening climate crisis and intensifying inequities, higher education can play a powerful role in addressing the intersecting crises facing humanity. Institutions of higher education hold untapped potential to advance social justice and reduce climate injustices. However, universities are not yet structured to accelerate social change for the public good.... Read more about Book Talk: Climate Justice and the University

Location: Zoom

As the demand for computational power grows, so does its environmental footprint. Professors Brooks and Hills will explore how advancements in computing can contribute to a more sustainable future. Join us to hear about emerging technologies, energy-efficient designs, and the role of interdisciplinary innovation in addressing climate challenges.... Read more about Harvard Voices on Climate Change: An Ecosystem for Sustainable Computing

Location: Virtual and Northwest Building B103, 52 Oxford Street

Root-microbe interactions and the future of terrestrial carbon capture... Read more about OEB Seminar Series: Benton Taylor

Location: Pierce Hall, Room 301, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge

The increasing integration of renewable energy sources introduces significant long-term uncertainty to power systems, creating challenges for maintaining energy balance over extended periods. Traditionally, coal-fired generation has provided the flexibility needed to address these imbalances.However, as coal-fired generation is phased out, long-duration storage emerges as a promising solution to mitigate the risks of long-term imbalances in renewable-dominated power systems.... Read more about The Role of Long-Duration Storage in Decarbonizing China’s Power Sector