John P. Holdren
Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
Member of the Board (on leave), Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
April 2007
Confronting Climate Change: Avoiding the Unmanageable and Managing the Unavoidable
Report
By Rosina M. Bierbaum, John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program, Michael C. MacCracken, Richard H. Moss and Peter H. Raven
The report outlines the best measures for mitigating and adapting to global warming.
April 2007
Energy Policy Recommendations to the President and the 110th Congress
Report
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program, William K. Reilly, John W. Rowe, Philip Sharp, Former Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program, Former Associate, Harvard Electricity Policy Group, 2001-2003; Former Lecturer in Public Policy, 1995-2001; Former Dir., IOP; HKS, 1995-1998, 2004-05 and Jason Grumet
The National Commission on Energy Policy proposes revised policies regarding a cap and trade proposal for addressing global climate change, increases in fuel economy standards, approaches for the storage of nuclear waste, development and deployment of advanced coal technologies, adoption of a national renewable energy standard, and other major energy policy issues.
April, 2005
Monitoring Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear-Explosive Materials: An Assessment of Methods and Capabilities
Report
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program and Steve Fetter, Former Associate, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
January, 2005
Meeting the Climate Challenge: Recommendations of the International Climate Change Taskforce
Report
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
December 2004
Ending the Energy Stalemate: A Bipartisan Strategy to Meet America's Energy Challenges
Report
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program, William K. Reilly, John W. Rowe, Philip Sharp, Former Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program, Former Associate, Harvard Electricity Policy Group, 2001-2003; Former Lecturer in Public Policy, 1995-2001; Former Dir., IOP; HKS, 1995-1998, 2004-05 and Jason Grumet
The report contains detailed policy recommendations for addressing oil security, climate change, natural gas supply, the future of nuclear energy, and other long-term challenges, and is backed by more than 30 original research studies.
December 2003
The Economics of Reprocessing vs. Direct Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Report
By Bob van der Zwaan, Former Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation research group/Project on Managing the Atom Project/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 2001–2005, John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program, Steve Fetter, Former Associate, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program and Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom
For decades, there has been an intense debate over the best approach to managing spent fuel from nuclear power reactors, whether it is better to dispose of it directly in geologic repositories, or reprocess it to recover and recycle the plutonium and uranium, disposing only of the wastes from reprocessing and recycling.
October, 2003
Increasing U.S. Natural Gas Supplies: Discussion Paper and Recommendations from the National Commission on Energy Policy
Report
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
August 2003
Reviving the Electricity Sector: Findings of the National Commission on Energy Policy
Report
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
Electric-industry restructuring has derailed. The massive blackout of August 14, 2003 certainly was not needed to underscore the point, but it adds urgency to the effort to find solutions.
July 2003
The Future of Nuclear Power: An Interdisciplinary MIT Study
Report
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program and John M. Deutch, International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
From the July 29, 2003 MIT press release: A distinguished team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard released today what co-chair Dr. John Deutch calls "the most comprehensive, interdisciplinary study ever conducted on the future of nuclear energy." The report maintains that "The nuclear option should be retained precisely because it is an important carbon-free source of power."
March, 2003
Controlling Nuclear Warheads and Materials: A Report Card and Action Plan
Report
By Anthony Wier, Former Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 2002-2007, John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program and Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom
