Harvard experts talk climate in thirty-five videos published on new platform
A new initiative from Harvard University’s Center for the Environment (HUCE) aims to share the varied perspectives on climate of Harvard’s faculty beyond the walls of the University. The campaign features 35 videos on subjects that range from law, business, and public policy, to public health, design, the sciences and engineering, and the humanities.
“Climate change is one of the most complicated and challenging problems the world has ever faced. It is a global problem, and one that requires global action to manage the impacts and minimize the risks. Here at Harvard, we are fortunate enough to have faculty members with expertise, across many disciplines, who contribute through their teaching, their research, and their leadership to a broad effort to help lead the world toward solutions,” HUCE’s site reads.
As part of the initiative, Harvard climate scientists bring together their many different perspectives, using insights from all aspects of the Earth system past and present, to better understand how the climate system is changing now and into the future. Also, Harvard scientists are working to understand the impacts of climate change, allowing to anticipate damages and make decisions that will help humanity more effectively prepare for the challenges that lie ahead.
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Apart from that, Harvard faculty from economics, public policy, business, law, architecture, the arts and humanities, as well as many other disciplines, all provide critical insights for how to proceed with tackling one of the greatest challenges of our time.
According to a Harvard Gazette story, the project is the brainchild of the center’s director, Daniel Schrag, the Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology and a professor of environmental science and engineering. The videos, which went live in the fall, are paired with explanatory and background material. As a resource they fit with the ongoing Harvard Climate Week, which includes a series of public events across campus.
The initiative comes as climate change deniers are more represented in the U.S. Government and science is often ignored by people in positions of power.
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