PRESENTATIONS
February 22, 2008
"What Do We Mean by Zero? Strategic Implications of Different Approaches to the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons"
By Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom; Co-Principal Investigator, Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment (ERD3) Policy Project
Matthew Bunn presented "What Do We Mean by Zero? Strategic Implications of Different Approaches to the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons," at the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization conference on "Nuclear Weapons: The Greatest Peril to Civilization," in New Haven, Conn on February 21-22, 2008.
February 19, 2008
"Economic Assessment of Deploying Advanced Coal Power Technologies in the Chinese Context"
By Lifeng Zhao, Former Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy Research Group/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 2006-2008
Zhao presents her and her colleagues' work on comparing a variety of advanced coal power technologies for China on technical, environmental, and cost bases.
February 15, 2008
"Challenges of Integrating the Advancement of Coal Gasification Technology and CO2 Capture Storage (CCS) Technology"
By Jennie Stephens, Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
Invited Presentation in Symposium on "Coal Gasification: Myths, Challenges, and Opportunities" American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, February 15, 2008, Boston, MA.
February 14, 2008
Global Climatic Disruption: Risks and Opportunities
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
Holdren presents a detailed summary of the science behind global climate disruption, and offers a look at the technologies that can help mitigate future risk. He then surveys current thinking on the economics of climate disruption and proposes practical steps forward.
February 1, 2008
"Key Factors Affecting the Future of Nuclear Energy"
By Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom; Co-Principal Investigator, Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment (ERD3) Policy Project
Matthew Bunn discussed the key factors affecting the future of nuclear energy for the first meeting of the Belfer Center Working Group on the Future of Nuclear Energy on February 1, 2008.
January 17, 2008
"Meeting the Climate-Change Challenge"
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
John P. Holdren presented the John H. Chafee Memorial Lecture on Science and the Environment on January 17, 2008, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. Holdren's lecture was presented during the 8th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: Climate Change: Science and Solutions, organized by the National Council for Science and the Environment.
The Chafee Memorial Lecture is presented in memory of the late Senator John Chafee of Rhode Island, who was a champion of bipartisan, scientific approaches for protecting the environment.
December 11, 2007
"Nuclear Terrorism: How Can Intelligence Best Contribute to Reducing the Risk?"
By Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom; Co-Principal Investigator, Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment (ERD3) Policy Project
Matthew Bunn presented "Nuclear Terrorism: How Can Intelligence Best Contribute to Reducing the Risk?" to the Intelligence Science Board Quarterly Meeting, McLean, Virginia.
December 10, 2007
"Linking Climate Policy with Development Strategy: Options for Brazil, China, and India"
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 spoke at a Woods Hole Research Center–sponsored side event at the 13th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bali, Indonesia.
December 10, 2007
"Architectures for Agreement: Issues and Options for Post-2012 International Climate Change Policy"
By Joseph Aldy, Former Co-Director, Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements, Robert N. Stavins, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government; Member of the Board; Director, Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements, Carlo Carraro and William A. Pizer
Project Co-Directors Joseph Aldy and Robert Stavins, along with Carlo Carraro of the University of Venice and Resources for the Future's William Pizer, spoke at a Project-sponsored side event at the 13th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bali, Indonesia.
December 10, 2007
"Linking Tradable Permit Systems: Opportunities, Implications, and Challenges"
By Robert N. Stavins, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government; Member of the Board; Director, Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements and Judson Jaffe
Project Co-Director Robert Stavins and Analysis Group Inc.'s Judson Jaffe spoke at an International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)–sponsored side event at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia. They presented their new report on linking greenhouse gas emissions trading systems, which was also sponsored by IETA.
