Tag: Steven Wofsy

  • Campus & Community

    Taking aim at global solutions

    Panels examine challenges ahead: riven democracies, biomedical advances, raging inequity, climate change, harnessing AI, role of academy.

    8–13 minutes
    The “Revitalizing Democracy” panel was held at the JFK Forum.
  • Science & Tech

    Desire to battle climate change rooted in childhood

    Environmental science and engineering doctoral student grew up next door to family’s palm-oil refinery outside Bangkok.

    5–7 minutes
    Ju Chulakadabba.
  • Science & Tech

    Boston’s leaky pipes add to greenhouse-gas buildup

    A Harvard-led study reveals that an aging natural-gas distribution system short-changes Boston-area customers and contributes to greenhouse-gas buildup. Depending on the season, natural gas leaking from the local distribution system accounts for 60 percent to 100 percent of the region’s emissions of methane.

    3–5 minutes
  • Science & Tech

    Growing strong

    Steven Wofsy and Andrew Richardson discuss New England’s still-growing forests and their role as a buffer against the effects of climate change.

    4–6 minutes
  • Science & Tech

    Trees tell of shifting world

    Trees from the Harvard Forest to the Amazon rainforest are experiencing changing climactic conditions, with rising temperatures potentially making tropical trees a significant source of carbon dioxide.

    4–6 minutes
  • Science & Tech

    Battling climate change on all fronts

    Harvard’s research spans the gamut from the sciences to the humanities, examining key questions about this critical challenge facing humanity.

    7–11 minutes