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 2000
"The Energy-Climate Challenge"
Book Chapter
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
"In short, energy is the most difficult part of the environment problem, and environment is the most difficult part of the energy problem."
September 29, 2000
Equity and Greenhouse Gas Responsibility in Climate Change Policy
Journal Article, Science, volume 289
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
September 2000
Energy, the Environment and Health
Book Chapter
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
About half of the world's households use solid fuels (biomass and coal) for cooking and heating in simple devices that produce large amounts of air pollution.
July 25, 2000
"Improving US Energy Security and Reducing Greenhouse-Gas Emissions: The Role of Nuclear Energy"
Testimony
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
Explores the potential for an expanded role for nuclear power in mitigating climate change.
July, 2000
The Causes of Environmental Degradation: Population, Affluence, Technology and the Underlying Sociopolitical Factors are ALL Important
Journal Article, Environment
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
2000
Cooperation in the Energy Futures of China and the United States
Report
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
The energy futures of China and the United States are intimately linked: both countries draw on the same international sources for imported oil, and both countries will be depending on similar energy technologies and will jointly benefit from technological advancements.
May 2002
"Assessing the Global Energy Innovation System: Some Key Issues"
Journal Article, Energy Policy, issue 6, volume 30
By Ambuj D. Sagar, Associate, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program and John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
May / June 2000
How to Reduce Oil-Import Dependance and Climate-Change Risks at the Same Time
Journal Article, Global Change
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
March 24, 2000
U.S. Vulnerability to Oil-Price Shocks and Supply Constraints... and How to Reduce It
Testimony
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
Testimony before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
March / April 2000
Energy's Secrets: Finding the Balance
Journal Article, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, issue 2, volume 56
By Jennifer Weeks, Former Executive Director and Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 1997-2001 and John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
