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
November 1992
Radioactive Waste Management in the United States: Evolving Policy Prospects and Dilemmas
Journal Article, Annual Review of Energy and Environment, volume 17
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
1980
Environmental Aspects of Renewable Energy Sources
Journal Article, Annual Review of Energy, volume 5
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program, Gregory Morris and Irving Mintzer
March 25, 2003
Letter Report from the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on U.S.-Russian Cooperation on Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Letter
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
June 1, 1997
Letter to Presidents Yeltsin and Clinton
Letter
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program and Evgeny Velikhov
We respectfully submit the Final Report of the U.S.-Russian Independent Scientific Commission on Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium. We strongly urge that the U.S. and Russian governments, with support and cooperation from the international community, take additional steps - beyond those already underway - to more rapidly reduce the security risks posed by excess weapons plutonium, ensuring that this material will never again be returned to nuclear weapons. Our report recommends specific steps to meet this objective, including the technologies that can be used, a step-by-step plan of action for bringing these technologies into operation as rapidly as practicable, an international cooperative approach to financing the program, and establishment of an international entity to coordinate the necessary financing and implement the effort.
Winter 2008
"Global Warning"
Magazine or Newspaper Article, John F. Kennedy School of Government Bulletin
By Robert O'Neill and John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
Someone usually asks Holdren why we should be worried about it. Holdren, who has been thinking about climate change since the late 1960s, has a prepared list: “Heat waves, drought, wildfires, rising sea level, reduced agricultural productivity, damage to ocean fisheries, loss of coral reefs,” he says. “I mean, I have a much longer litany,” he reminds his audience. This isn’t just about beach erosion on Cape Cod or warmer summers in Europe, it’s about trying to preserve the conditions for our economic, social, and political well-being.
February 9, 2007
"Energy and Sustainability"
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Science, issue 5813, volume 315
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
Editorial in Science magazine's special issue on energy and sustainability.
October 28, 2005
Retrospective: Joseph Rotblat (1908-2005)
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Science, issue 5748, volume 310
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
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October 12, 2007
Nobel Prize addresses "most dangerous of all environmental problems," Holdren says
Media Feature
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
John P. Holdren, director of the Belfer Center's Science, Technology, and Public Policy program, notes that with the selection of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Al Gore for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, "the Nobel committee is emphasizing that peace, prosperity, and the fate of the environment are intertwined."
Fall 2007
"Professor John P. Holdren Interviewed on the Response of U.S. Business to Climate Change"
Media Feature
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program Director John P. Holdren was interviewed for "Ahead of the Curve: Business Responds to Climate Change", a Sea Studios Foundation video about how U.S. corporations are responding to the challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining competitiveness and profitability.
AP Images
Fall 2007
"Professor John P. Holdren Moderates the Energy & Climate Panel at the 2007 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting"
Media Feature
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
John P. Holdren, director of the Belfer Center's Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, moderated the Energy & Climate panel "Stabilizing the Climate: Pathways to Success" at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York on September 27, 2007.
