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Solar Geoengineering Research Program Lunch Talk with Cynthia Scharf
Abstract: SRM (solar geoengineering), deployed at scale, would affect every country in the world, but not necessarily equally. It could affect - for good or for ill - a nation’s security and stability, its economy and vital resources, and its social cohesion. But who would decide what the ideal temperature should be, and how? One thing is clear. That decision, if ever taken, will not be based on science alone. SRM is more than a potential tool to temporarily turn down the planet’s thermostat. It is inherently geopolitical; indeed, some postulate that SRM could be a new tool of geopolitical power and prestige.
What do dozens of governments around the globe know and think of SRM? Why is interest in this transformational technology growing, and where might this lead? Is this climate politics as usual, or something different? As the planet continues to heat up, how might the world’s most climate-ravaged countries, and the world’s two superpowers, the US and China, respond? Finally, what does the second Trump administration’s rollback of climate action presage for the potential future use of SRM?
Bio: Cynthia Scharf is a Senior Fellow at the International Center for Future Generations, a European think tank, advising their work on climate intervention technologies. She was previously the senior strategy director for the Carnegie Climate Governance (C2G) Initiative (2017-23), encouraging global policymakers to create guardrails and guidelines for solar radiation modification (solar geoengineering). Cynthia has written widely on these topics including in Foreign Policy and Science; she has spoken at the World Bank, Vatican, Arctic Circle Assembly, American Geophysical Union, and Sandia National Labs, among others. From 2009-2016, Cynthia was the chief speechwriter and head of strategic climate change communications for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. She advised and supported the Secretary-General before, during and after the landmark Paris climate change agreement. She received her M.A. at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.
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Solar Geoengineering Research Program Lunch Talk Ben Kravitz of Indiana University
มุมมอง 6914 วันที่ผ่านมา
Speaker: Ben Kravitz, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Indiana University Abstract: Climate engineering is increasingly being discussed as a potential, temporary means of alleviating some of the worst effects of climate change. If society is going to pursue it someday, we need to have confidence that it will do what it is intended to do. So how do we know? Here...
Careers in Climate Action: Innovative Technologies and Health in Hard-to-Abate Sectors
มุมมอง 15828 วันที่ผ่านมา
On October 30th, we heard from Christopher Chantre, Co-Founder and CEO of Tender Food, Sorin Grama Co-Founder of Transaera and Greentown Labs, Adele Houghton DrPH ‘23, President of Biositu, and Ramon Sanchez ScD ’11, Chief Knowledge and Innovation Officer, Tribal Alliance for Clean Energy and Instructor at Harvard Extension School, on careers in innovative technologies and health in hard-to-aba...
Climate Questions: Satchit Balsari on Hurricanes & Human Health
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Satchit Balsari, Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Co-Director of CrisisReady, speaks to the impacts of hurricanes on human health and displacement and what can be expected as the recovery progresses. Have a question about climate change? Ask a Harvard expert! Visit our Instagram channel to submit a question: instagr...
Solar Geoengineering Research Program Lunch Talk with Daniele Visioni
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Daniele Visioni obtained his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics from the University of L’Aquila, in Italy, in 2018. He moved to Cornell in the same year, where he started as a Postdoctoral Associate in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. In 2022, he continued on as a Research Associate in the same department, and also became a Research Scientist I at the National ...
Environmental Justice at the EPA and beyond
มุมมอง 162หลายเดือนก่อน
On September 19th, 2024, the Harvard community heard from EPA Chief of Staff Dan Utech and leaders working on environmental justice issues at the national, regional, and community level in the U.S. This panel conversation explored the role of law and policy in advancing environmental justice, recent developments at EPA, and the road ahead. Speakers: David Cash, Regional Administer EPA Region 1 ...
Careers in Climate Action: K-12 Climate Education
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On October 10th, we heard from a panel of climate and sustainability educators, including Harvard Graduate School of Education alumni, as they reflected on their careers, education, and current work in K-12 climate and sustainability education. This event was in collaboration with Harvard Graduate School of Education Career Services Office Jennifer Feller, Ed.M. ’98, is a longtime environmental...
Harvard @ Climate Week NYC | Is It Already Too Hot to Work?
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This panel of Harvard faculty from medicine, public health, and law in conversation with experts and leaders from the domestic and global labor movements examined the impact of rising global temperatures on workers’ health, livelihoods, and productivity. *SPEAKERS* Reema Nanavaty | Director, Self Employed Women’s Association Caroline Buckee | Professor of Epidemiology, and faculty-lead of the S...
Harvard @ Climate Week NYC | Rising Methane Opportunities for US Action
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An insightful discussion on the critical issue of methane emissions and the opportunities for U.S. action to mitigate their impact from the landfill and agriculture sectors. *SPEAKERS* Daniel Jacob | Vasco McCoy Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Harvard University Carrie Jenks | Executive Director, Environmental & Energy Law Program, Harvard Law School *TOPICS CO...
Harvard @ Climate Week NYC | Time to Think About Solar Geoengineering?
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A thought-provoking discussion on the emerging and controversial topic of solar geoengineering. This event brought together renowned experts to explore the broader context of climate change and the rising interest in solar geoengineering. *SPEAKERS* Elizabeth Kolbert | Pulitzer Prize-winning Author of Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future and The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Jo...
Careers in Climate Action: Tom Chappell, Tom's of Maine
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On September 19th, we heard from Tom Chappell, author and Co-Founder of Tom’s of Maine, as he reflected on insights from his career, education, and current work: from founding and building two successfully socially-responsible and sustainable American brands to creating a values-centered business practicum to guide the next generation of socially responsible business leaders.
Climate Questions: Loretta J. Mickley on Wildfire Smoke
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The Park Fire in California has become the 5th largest wildfire in the state's history. The path and trajectory of smoke from wildfires like this one can have serious and lasting impacts on human health. We asked Harvard wildfire expert Loretta Mickley to tell us more about how scientists predict where wildfire smoke is going to end up. Have a question about climate change? Ask a Harvard expert...
Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Unique Solutions for Different Fleet Needs
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Raeda Addoum in explores the diverse paths municipalities can take toward greener fleets. She examines everything from integrating Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Hydrogen technologies to the infrastructure and training required. Addoum shares insights from the Sustainability Action Plan she prepared for the City of Medicine Hat complete with research-backed recommendations and a practical...
High-Temperature Microbial Electrolysis
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We have a biomanufacturing platform that leverages hyperthermophilic, gene-editable archaea to produce chemicals for sale. Our first set of microbes turn organic waste into green hydrogen and biogenic carbon dioxide. Bigger vision for these first microbes is to use already-existing processes to combine the hydrogen and carbon into green hydrocarbons (primary source of car, truck, and plane fuel...
Climate Smart Philippines: Science For Service - Navigating Resiliency and Sustainability
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Climate Smart Philippines is a platform that provides elucidations in reducing disaster risks and preventing potential damage and losses through scientific wide-ranging assessment, capacity development, project management and multilateral cooperation among actors. It is an avenue for all the stakeholders to understand, plan, develop and implement not only the best science and evidence-based str...
The First Open-Source Database for Geothermal Networks
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The First Open-Source Database for Geothermal Networks
Accelerating Clean Energy and Equity Through Utility Regulation
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Accelerating Clean Energy and Equity Through Utility Regulation
Microgrid in Bangladesh
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Microgrid in Bangladesh
A Matter of Survival: Disaster Risk Financing in Latin America and the Caribbean
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A Matter of Survival: Disaster Risk Financing in Latin America and the Caribbean
Integrated Methane Inversion: A User-Friendly Tool for Monitoring Emissions with Satellite Data
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Integrated Methane Inversion: A User-Friendly Tool for Monitoring Emissions with Satellite Data
COP28 and Beyond: Climate Relief and Recovery: Paths to Peace
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COP28 and Beyond: Climate Relief and Recovery: Paths to Peace
Actionable Solutions for Scaled Agrivoltaic Development in the US
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Actionable Solutions for Scaled Agrivoltaic Development in the US
Sustainable Development at the Local Level: What Stakeholders Can Do
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Sustainable Development at the Local Level: What Stakeholders Can Do
Faith + Climate: From Creation Care to Action
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Faith Climate: From Creation Care to Action
Who is Sustainability For?
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Who is Sustainability For?
Museums as Storytellers and Conveners on Climate Change
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Museums as Storytellers and Conveners on Climate Change
Casa do Barú: Preserving Native Vegetation by the Sustainable Harvest of Forest Products
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Casa do Barú: Preserving Native Vegetation by the Sustainable Harvest of Forest Products
Importance of Using Selective Catalytic Reduction Filtration Systems in Transition
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Importance of Using Selective Catalytic Reduction Filtration Systems in Transition
How Policy Can Scale Private Investmet in Climate Finance
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How Policy Can Scale Private Investmet in Climate Finance
Health and Economic Impacts of Vehicle Type and Energy Choices for Cities
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Health and Economic Impacts of Vehicle Type and Energy Choices for Cities

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  • @PeterAqualung
    @PeterAqualung 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wish they kept using the mic or each get a mic. The Q&A sound quality is absolutely aggravating

  • @Terrybear27
    @Terrybear27 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    BS. It's the weather. Do these clowns know they were ice skating on the Thames river London around 1850? Also USA: Galveston Bay froze over from Houston to Galveston Island in the 1800s; the ground in Dallas was frozen on Mayday then too, the settlement "La Reunion" had to quit and move into town. What happens after each periodical 'little ice age'? Temperature has risen 4-5 degrees! Followed by CO2. Thanks to the miniscule rise in CO2 over the last 25 years the earth has greened 25% according to NASA. Optimal CO2 is 3-4 times higher than current levels. These are facts! Don't trust these schills who are also advising you to keep taking your boosters 🤦‍♂️. wake up!

  • @superSIZEmee
    @superSIZEmee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    #RevokeAckmansDegrees #BillAckmanAndNeriOxmanAreEpsteinEnablers #InvestigateNeriOxmansInvolvementWithEpstein #BillAckmanIsARacist #BillAckmanLovesPedophliesAndEpstein 🚮

  • @superSIZEmee
    @superSIZEmee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    #RevokeAckmansDegrees #BillAckmanAndNeriOxmanAreEpsteinEnablers #InvestigateNeriOxmansInvolvementWithEpstein #BillAckmanIsARacist #BillAckmanLovesPedophliesAndEpstein 🚮

  • @superSIZEmee
    @superSIZEmee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    #RevokeAckmansDegrees #BillAckmanAndNeriOxmanAreEpsteinEnablers #InvestigateNeriOxmansInvolvementWithEpstein #BillAckmanIsARacist #BillAckmanLovesPedophliesAndEpstein 🚮

  • @superSIZEmee
    @superSIZEmee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    #BillAckmanThePedophileWhisperer

  • @superSIZEmee
    @superSIZEmee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    #NeriOxmanThePedophilePusher

  • @superSIZEmee
    @superSIZEmee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    #RevokeAckmansDegrees #BillAckmanAndNeriOxmanAreEpsteinEnablers #InvestigateNeriOxmansInvolvementWithEpstein #BillAckmanIsARacist #BillAckmanLovesPedophliesAndEpstein 🚮

  • @DADee-rp3fs
    @DADee-rp3fs 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Harvard non woke students need to file a class action suit for education interference and lack of real education services for their money.

  • @Yaasiinaburaasjaamac
    @Yaasiinaburaasjaamac ปีที่แล้ว

    Yaasiin aburaas

  • @p_amayoO
    @p_amayoO ปีที่แล้ว

    Delighted to have been part of this moment with the Harvard Community, and excited about the positive impact that the newly launched Salata Institute at Harvard will have in bringing the whole system in the room, to connect and collaborate towards securing a sustainable liveable future for all. Looking forward to the collective intelligence and actions that lie ahead of us. #ClimateActionNow #SustainableEnergyFutures

  • @youtubejasonyoutubejason6962
    @youtubejasonyoutubejason6962 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lulz I am sure this is cutting edge-soyence too

    • @g-l8492
      @g-l8492 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm surezy we know it much better than these pretty conservative, yet pretty concerned, HARVARD scientists. lulz indeed