Environment
Manhattan Climate March
Harvard affiliates advocate for divestment from fossl fuels at the People's Climate March in New York City on September 21, 2014. Approximately 400,000 people attended, including over 100 Harvard affiliates.
Brett and Divest Harvard at Mass Hall
Members of Divest Harvard, including Brett A. Roche '15, far right, who was arrested during a protest two days prior, returned to Massachusetts Hall on May 2, 2014 to renew their call for an open meeting with the Harvard Corporation.
Benjamin and Alli
Benjamin Franta, a Harvard Graduate School student, and Alli J. Welton ‘15 discuss the carbon budget and fossil fuel reserves at their rally in Harvard Yard on March 11, 2014.
Divestment Advocate
William E. McKibben ’82, environmentalist and author of “The End of Nature,” conducts a lecture on climate change and fossil fuel divestment at Sanders Theatre on September 17, 2013.
Minister Jairam Ramesh
Indian Minister Jairam Ramesh speaks in the Kalb Seminar Room at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government for the Nuclear Power and Climate Change in India seminar on Tuesday. This seminar was sponsored by the Project on Managing the Atom.
Minister Jairam Ramesh
Indian Minister Jairam Ramesh speaks in the Kalb Seminar Room at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government for the Nuclear Power and Climate Change in India seminar on Tuesday. This seminar was sponsored by the Project on Managing the Atom.
Minister Jairam Ramesh
Indian Minister Jairam Ramesh speaks in the Kalb Seminar Room at the Kennedy School of Government for the Nuclear Power and Climate Change in India seminar on Tuesday.
Faust, Stanford President Address Climate Change in Op-Ed
Faust and Hennessy wrote that their schools’ contributions to combating climate change will come through education and research.
Climate March
Hundreds of thousands of people descended on Manhattan Sunday for the "People's Climate March."
Harvard Affiliates Join Thousands of Activists for Climate March
Dozens of Harvard students took their climate change efforts beyond the blockades of Massachusetts Hall this weekend, joining hundreds of thousands of activists in Manhattan.
Harvard To Introduce Secondary Field in Energy and Environment
According to the ESPP website, the new secondary aims to “increase students' exposure to, and literacy in, the interconnecting set of issues related to energy and the environment.”
Speakers Discuss Sustainable Development and Agriculture in Latin America
Representatives from NGOs working in South America and a Harvard professor spoke about the importance of sustainable agricultural practices within small native communities in South America at the Harvard Graduate School of Education Saturday afternoon.
Notes From the Equator
I saw my first fireflies in the blue light of the equatorial dusk. But between the hikes and organic food and endemic species, we also were given an idea of the larger issues looming over this ecosystem.
Earth Day Bonanza
Volunteers tune bikes and recycle unwanted goods at the Campus-Wide Earth Day Bonanza in the Science Center Plaza Tuesday.
Earth Day Bonanza
The Earth Day Bonanza, sponsored by the Harvard Office for Sustainability, Harvard Law School, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University Housing, Harvard Real Estate, and Harvard Graduate School of Education, featured raffles, freebies, and games on Tuesday afternoon.
Earth Day, Yo!
In celebration of Earth Day, here are some insane facts and phenomena that you might not have known about this beautiful planet of ours!
Former President of Mexico Discusses the Economics of Climate Change
Speaking at the Business School, Felipe Calderon argued that business leaders are missing an opportunity to limit climate change and turn a profit.
Charles Conservancy Advocates for Bridge Underpasses
The Charles River Conservancy has initiated a movement to petition the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to build underpasses under the Anderson Memorial, Western Ave., and River St. bridges along the Charles.
Environmental Law Society Hosts Environmental Justice Conference
Twenty years after former United States President Bill Clinton passed the Executive Order on Environmental Justice, students from the Harvard Law School Environmental Law Society hosted the 26th Annual National Association of Environmental Law Societies conference this past weekend.
Former Australian Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd, former Australian Prime Minister, speaks about the process of implementing and maintaining governmental environmental policies on Friday morning at the “Dynamics of Transformational Environmental Policy Reform” Conference in Loeb House.
Environmental Engineering Professor Named Stockholm Water Prize Laureate
John Briscoe, a Harvard professor who specializes in water management and economic development, received the 2014 Stockholm Water Prize, a prestigious award for achievement in water policy and administration, on Friday.