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The push to keep the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius is doomed unless world leaders take significant near-term action to cut greenhouse gas emissions, U.S. Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry said during a conversation with Harvard President Larry Bacow, which anchored the daylong symposium “Rising to the Climate Challenge” as part of Harvard Climate Action Week.

The first-ever Harvard Climate Action Week served as a celebration and acceleration of climate research, education, and engagement across Harvard University, convening thousands of experts, decision–makers, students, alumni, and scholars across campus and online.

Kalra will assume her new role July 1 after having served as assistant vice president of finance since 2020.

Through the Mindich Program in Engaged Scholarship, College students connected with communities and expanded the definition of climate storytelling.

Neurosurgeon, author, and green energy entrepreneur Nozipo Maraire AB ’87 is changing the conversation about climate change and Africa. 

Harvard unveiled the Mignone Center for Career Success in recognition of the ongoing support of Allison Hughes Mignone AB ’94, MBA ’99 and Roberto A. Mignone AB ’92, MBA ’96.

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will be renamed in honor of Griffin’s four decades of philanthropy, expanding opportunity and advancing excellence across Harvard.

Harvard government professors Dustin Tingley and Stephen Ansolabehere collaborated with students to design the course “Politics of the Environment and Climate Change.” The course contends with climate change as a fundamentally political problem, challenging students to navigate obstacles and opportunities for effective policymaking at all levels of government. 

Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have developed a biodegradable, antimicrobial food packaging system that extends shelf life and eliminates microbial contamination.

Aerospace engineer and entrepreneur Kyle Clark AB ’04 is working to revolutionize aviation and combat climate change by developing a fully electric aircraft designed for cargo missions.

The first cohort of the Climate Justice Design Fellowship, a pilot project of Harvard’s Data+Climate Initiative, demonstrate the real-world impacts that can be achieved when researchers and civic leaders work together to support communities

Harvard Divinity School student Aliyah Collins MDiv ’23 founded the Eco-Healing Project to provide spiritual care to students at historically Black colleges and universities who are impacted by environmental injustice.

In “Clearing the Air,” a three-part episode on Harvard Business School’s Skydeck podcast, HBS alumni working in carbon capture weigh in on what’s possible in this growing industry.

The Harvard Innovation Labs has selected 23 ventures to join the third annual Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle, an incubation program for high-potential ventures working to address climate change.

Two dozen Indigenous youth leaders from across the circumpolar North visited Harvard Kennedy School as part of the International Workshop on Indigenous Youth Leadership for the Changing Arctic.

Watch video of five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo as she joins composer, pianist, and Harvard professor Vijay Iyer to discuss her album Mother Nature, which she describes as a “love letter” to the planet.

The award-winning actor, writer, filmmaker, and humanitarian will be the principal speaker at Harvard’s 372nd Commencement on May 25.

As executive vice president of engineering at New Leaf Energy, clean energy expert Jacqueline Ashmore PhD ’03 spearheads efforts to develop solar, energy storage, and wind power technologies, with the goal of accelerating the transition to a more sustainable world.

What makes a House a home? We asked two alumni working on House Renewal at Harvard.

The inaugural Climate Research Clusters grants—awarded by Harvard’s Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability—will provide more than $8.1 million to five ambitious projects that bring together faculty across Schools and disciplines to pursue concrete solutions to complex climate challenges.