Conflict, Climate, and Cells: A Disaggregated Analysis
We conduct a disaggregated empirical analysis of civil conflict at the subnational level in Africa over 1997 to 2011 using a new gridded data set.
Research
Governance of the Deployment of Solar Geoengineering
This paper is based in part on a workshop organized and hosted by the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements in Cambridge, Massachusetts on September 27–28, 2018.
Nurturing Transformative U.S. Energy Research: Two Guiding Principles
Energy research is critical to continuing advances in human productivity and welfare.
Harvard-Tsinghua Workshop on Low-Carbon Development and Public Policy
On June 7, 2018, the Harvard Kennedy School’s Environment and Natural Resources Program and the Center for Science, Technology, and Education Policy at Tsinghua University held the fifth annual Tsingh
Solar Geoengineering and Democracy
Some scientists suggest that it might be possible to reflect a portion of incoming sunlight back into space to reduce climate change and its impacts.
A Roadmap Towards Cleaning India’s Air: Evidence-Based Recommendations for More Effective Environmental Regulations
More than 660 million Indians live in areas that exceed the Indian National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for fine particulate (PM2.5) pollution.
Quantifying the Impact of Sulfate Geoengineering on Mortality from Air Quality and UV-B Exposure
Sulfate geoengineering is a proposed method to partially counteract the global radiative forcing from accumulated greenhouse gases, potentially mitigating some impacts of climate change.
A Process for Capturing CO2 from the Atmosphere
We describe a process for capturing CO2 from the atmosphere in an industrial plant.
The Cataclysmic Cost of Trump’s War on Oceans
This summer, 60 million Americans will head to the seaside to enjoy majestic waves and salty breezes. It all seems reassuringly familiar.
Lease Splitting and Dirty Entrants: The Unintended Deforestation Consequences of India’s Environmental Clearance Process Reform
Mining industries form a significant share of the industrial landscape of many poor countries.
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