Month: September 2014

Reflecting on the findings and the importance of this week’s UN Climate Summit, Drew Gilpin Faust, President of Harvard University, and John L. Hennessy, President of Stanford University, write about the role of academia within the climate change movement. Emphasis is given to the long term, as universities have the opportunity and obligation to organize their resources, convene key actors, and collaborate across generations in pursuit of truly innovative solutions—without becoming subservient to […]

The Harvard Graduate School of Design launched its $110-million-plus fundraising campaign on September 12 and 13 with a series of events highlighting the school’s “grounded visionaries”: architects, planners, and designers who are at once free to dream of inventive solutions for—and intensely concerned with the practical challenges of—building a better world. The GSD campaign will support expanded international research and studio programs; new spaces for research and teaching, including proposals for […]

Americans’ attitudes will profoundly impact our energy future. In a series of surveys conducted as part of the MIT Energy Initiative and the Harvard University Center on the Environment, an incredibly comprehensive and prolonged assessment of American public opinion about energy was conducted. Many different forms were compared—from traditional fuels such oil to less widely used energy sources such wind power—to determine what Americans believe, what they know, and what they […]

UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon has invited leaders from government, finance, business, and civil society to an international 2014 Climate Summit in NYC on September 23rd.  Participants will contribute goals and announcements that will mobilize political will and lead to meaningful agreement in 2015. The Climate Summit 2014 should provide a forum and platform for leaders to champion vision anchored in action. Why should you care about climate change? 18 experts explain […]

Showtime’s Years of Living Dangerously, a documentary series focusing on climate change, won the Emmy for “Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.” A star-studded cast travels the globe to showcase real-life individuals, communities, and policy makers and present a multi-faceted story of the wide-ranging effects of climate change. The series features an impressive team of producers, including James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and former 60 minutes producers Joel Bach and David Gelber. Harrison Ford, Jessica Alba, Washington Governor Jay […]