Tag: Henry Lee

  • Nation & World

    Energy agency says global thirst for oil finally may be topping out

    Harvard experts say that while it’s possible the global oil demand will peak in the coming years, the developing world’s desire and ability to transition to cleaner fuels may foil hopes.

    7 minutes
    Illustration of oil rigs with globe in background.
  • Nation & World

    California dreaming? Nope.

    California’s move to ban gas-powered car sales will have ripple effects visible along highways and in neighborhoods where people sleep, and cars charge.

    6 minutes
    Electric cars charging.
  • Nation & World

    Focus on health and equity to meet 2026 climate goal, advises Sustainability Committee

    Harvard is engaging its researchers and industry climate leaders to identify and invest in projects, according to the Harvard Presidential Committee on Sustainability.

    5 minutes
    Wind turbine.
  • Nation & World

    Global problem, local solutions

    The Arctic Initiative, a joint project of the Environment and Natural Resources Program and the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program at the Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, will use local expertise for a wide array of potential policy solutions.

    5 minutes
    Iceberg in Arctic.
  • Nation & World

    Catching up with the Class of ’48

    Photo gallery profiles six Harvard alumni over 90 who show no sign of slowing down.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Greener delivery?

    The Gazette asked Henry Lee, an authority on electric cars and the Jassim M. Jaidah Family Director of the Environment and Natural Resources Program at the Belfer Center, about the opportunity for the Postal Service to improve its environmental footprint — and perhaps spark broader automotive changes — through a more fuel-efficient replacement for the…

    7 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Developing fast, but sustainably

    The Harvard Sustainability Science Program marked the beginning of its third phase Sept. 19 with a forum on issues facing the rapidly industrializing major nations of China, Brazil, and India.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Questions on an oil-dark sea

    The gigantic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico resulting from the catastrophe on BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig will change the way corporate officials think about future risks, Harvard officials say.

    7 minutes