Climate

Harvard voices and research on climate change—science, policy, and action toward a sustainable future.

Discoveries: Chronic Pain, Cocoa Shortages, and Making Old Lungs Young

Harvard researchers investigate climate’s impact on cocoa crops, innovations in nasal vaccines, and links between pain and skull marrow.

by Jonathan Shaw

Renewable Energy in Texas

Cheap renewable energy could position Texas to become a major producer of clean hydrogen fuel.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Hosts Second “Climate Action Week”

Can urgent questions facing the world’s prime polluting industries be addressed through politics and policy?

by Jonathan Shaw

The Danger of Climate Tipping Points

Harvard researchers are developing response capability for a climate emergency.

by Jonathan Shaw

Can Plants Sequester Enough Carbon To Slow Climate Change?

The world’s forests impound carbon below ground, a Harvard scientist shows, but for how long?

by Jonathan Shaw

Geopolitics and the Energy Transition

International relations during the shift to a net-zero economy

by Jonathan Shaw

Could Rock-Weathering Help Solve Climate Change?

Accelerating natural processes presents a potential  new CO2 mitigation strategy.

by Erin O’Donnell