Tag: Jody Freeman
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Combining forces to accelerate climate action here, there, now
Experts from Harvard and around the world embark on ambitious interdisciplinary projects that tackle climate change challenges head-on.
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How inflation act may help rescue greenhouse-gas goals of repealed Clean Power Plan
In the wake of the demise of the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, the Inflation Reduction Act may hold the seeds of its success.
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A global beacon on climate change
Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability casts off with University-wide, interdisciplinary approach to begin finding real solutions to existential crisis .
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Starting up University’s new climate, sustainability efforts
Faculty advisory panel members offer progress report on their efforts, along with those of new vice provost Jim Stock.
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Biden’s reversal of Trump’s environmental legacy swift, far-reaching
The Biden administration’s actions on the environment have been fast and broad, reversing many anti-environmental policies of the prior administration, despite being limited in many cases to executive action and targeted spending due to Congressional Republican opposition.
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So how much change can Biden bring on climate change?
Harvard environmental experts discuss what’s next in climate-change policy.
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No ‘silver lining’ for the climate
On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, law professor reflects on the state of U.S. climate change regulation and the impacts of COVID-19.
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Let’s talk climate change
The Harvard University Center for the Environment is sponsoring Climate Week, featuring breakfasts with scientists working on the problems along with a variety of climate-centered activities, from talks by prominent scientists to poetry readings to informal gatherings.
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Plan to toughen emissions rules faces tough fight
Professors Jody Freeman and Richard Lazarus came together to discuss the legal future of the nation’s most ambitious action on climate change to date.
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Tackling climate change through law, policy
Since it was founded in 2006 by Professor Jody Freeman, Harvard Law School’s Environmental Law and Policy Program has become the leader in its field, with renowned faculty, innovative courses, a lauded clinical program that gives students hands-on training in real cases. The program’s new Policy Initiative provides nonpartisan legal analysis and policy advice to…
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Advising on climate change
In addition to conducting research and teaching about climate, energy, and the environment, Harvard faculty members also serve as expert advisers to policymakers, putting their science to work to improve laws and regulations and to foster understanding between the worlds of government and academics.
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A range of voices on environmental justice
A two-day conference organized by Harvard Law School students will bring together key players in the environmental justice movement. “Environmental Justice: Where Are You Now?” will be held March 28-29.
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The EPA at 40
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said that strong Republican gains in November’s election do not mean there is a public mandate to roll back EPA protections.
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Around the Schools: Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is losing a faculty member to the federal government, even as it regains one.
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Government by Contract: Outsourcing and American Democracy
This thoughtful tome assesses the growth of government and subsequent outsourcing of work to private organizations. Freeman and Minow dig deep and ask: What’s efficient and who’s accountable?