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Program Overview

Climate change represents one of the most urgent and complex global challenges, affecting ecosystems, economies, and communities across the world.

Since 1992, governments worldwide have made efforts to address climate change through United Nations initiatives and various national and local policy measures.

The Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education program Climate Change and Energy: Policymaking for the Long Term is designed for policymakers and corporate leaders who want to be part of the solution to the threat of climate change. Led by Professor Robert Stavins, an expert in environmental economics and director of the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements, this six-day, on-campus program provides in-depth insights into climate and energy policymaking.

PROGRAM CURRICULUM

In Climate Change and Energy: Policymaking for the Long Term, you will join other participants in an intellectually-stimulating learning environment to gain greater insight into climate change and the multitude of challenges it presents. Participants will engage in a rich learning experience that includes expert-led lectures, interactive discussions, case studies, and collaborative projects, all based on the latest research in climate and energy policy.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education program on climate change will provide you with the tools and frameworks to help you:

  • Understand the scientific foundations of climate change and its environmental, economic, and social impacts
  • Analyze the economics of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, and how to create effective policies to address climate challenges
  • Explore policy design and implementation at multiple levels, including sub-national, national, regional (multi-nation), and global approaches to reduce carbon emissions and enhance resilience
  • Examine approaches for nations and communities to adapt to climate change and build resilience in infrastructure to handle the effects of a warming climate
  • Navigate the balance between economic growth, particularly in developing countries, and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
  • Study the transformation of energy systems required to achieve carbon neutrality and mitigate climate change

Application Information

Climate Change and Energy: Policymaking for the Long Term is designed for senior leaders and decision-makers from various sectors with responsibilities related to climate change and energy policies.

Individuals who would find value in this program include:

  • Government officials with responsibility for climate change and energy policy, including enhancement of infrastructure resilience
  • Senior staff at intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations dealing with climate and energy
  • Executives at large corporations affected by environmental or climate regulation or that manufacture products or provide services in the energy sector
  • Professionals in financial, accounting, or legal services whose clients may be affected by environmental or climate regulation

Immerse yourself with a cohort of fellow leaders on Harvard’s historic campus. View the draft program schedule. Note that module titles, speakers, and sequence may change.

WHAT PARTICIPANTS ARE SAYING

“An exceptional program and an invaluable opportunity to learn from other participants experiencing the diverse impacts of climate change around the world.”
2016 Program Participant
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Learn more about this program from Faculty Chair Robert Stavins, the A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development.

Faculty & Research

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Robert Stavins

A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development
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Joseph Aldy

Teresa and John Heinz Professor of the Practice of Environmental Policy

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Daniel Jacob

Vasco McCoy Family Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Engineering

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Halla Logadottir

Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy

Shirley Lu

Shirley Lu

Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Forest L. Reinhardt

Forest L. Reinhardt

John D. Black Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Michael Toffel

Michael Toffel

Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management, Harvard Business School

David Victor

David Victor

Professor, Innovation and Public Policy, UC San Diego

Hear from Richard Munang (PhD), an alumnus of the Climate Change & Energy executive program. As Africa’s Regional Climate Change Coordinator for the UN, Dr. Munang supports the UN’s environmental mission of incentivizing member states to transition to low emissions economies.

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