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Environmental Insights: Conversations on policy and practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program Harvard Environmental Economics Program
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Environmental Insights: Conversations on policy and practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.
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Previewing COP 28: A Conversation with Nat Keohane
With the start of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP 28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change just days away, environmental economist Nat Keohane is expressing optimism that the new global stocktake will incentivize participating nations to step up their collective efforts to slow the rise of global temperatures. Keohane is the guest in a special pre-COP episode of “Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.” The podcast is produced by the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.
Read a transcript of the podcast: https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/default/files/files/publication/nat-keohane-podcast-transcript.pdf -
Emma Rothschild on Adam Smith, Methane Emissions, and Climate Change
Economic historian Emma Rothschild, the Jeremy and Jane Knowles Professor of History at Harvard, lauded the efforts of young scholars to discover local solutions to mitigate the impacts of global climate change in the latest episode of “Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.” The podcast is produced by the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.
Read a transcript of the interview: https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/default/files/files/publication/emma-rothschild-podcast-transcript-v2.pdf. -
Private Sector Solutions for Climate Change: A Conversation with Michael Toffel
Michael Toffel, Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management and Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School (HBS), discusses the many ways in which business and governments can and are working together to address climate change in the latest episode of “Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.” The podcast is produced by the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.
Read a transcript of the interview: https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/default/files/files/publication/michael-toffel-podcast-transcript.pdf -
The Challenges Facing the Nation's Electricity Power Sector: A Conversation with Severin Borenstein
Energy economist Severin Borenstein, Professor of the Graduate School at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, discussed the many significant challenges facing the nation’s electricity power sector in the latest episode of “Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.” The podcast is produced by the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.
Read a transcript of the podcast: https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/default/files/files/publication/severin-borenstein-podcast-transcript.pdf -
The Electricity Sector and Climate Policy: A Discussion with Karen Palmer
Energy economist Karen Palmer, renowned for her research on the nation’s electric power sector, shared her insights on electricity regulation and deregulation, carbon pricing, and climate change policy in the latest episode of “Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.”
Read a transcript of the interview: https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/default/files/files/publication/karen-palmer-podcast-transcript.pdf -
The Regulatory and 'Just Transition' Dynamics of Climate Policy: A Conversation with Meredith Fowlie
Resource economist UC Berkeley Professor Meredith Fowlie spoke about the complex regulatory challenges and ‘just transition’ dynamics of climate policy in the latest episode of “Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.” The podcast is produced by the Harvard Environmental Economics Program.
Read a transcript of the podcast: https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/default/files/files/publication/meredith-fowlie-podcast-transcript.pdf
Customer Reviews
The podcast I needed!
I’m so glad I came across this podcast! It’s so great to learn about environmental policy from a myriad of environmental experts.
Bag of d!cks
Started listening to the episode with Severin Sorensen and it’s just men talking about the things they have done to increase American inequality. Deregulation of the airlines led to the death of unions in the 80s, which has slowly devastated unions all over America. The inequality doesn’t stop there, smaller hubs are having to pay airlines great sums of money to keep those hubs open, above and beyond the costs of a ticket. I also don’t believe service on airlines has improved since, nor does the marginal benefit of having cheaper fares in some locals an overall benefit to everyone. It also just increased the number of flights which increased pollution from airports. Don’t even get me started on how many millions of birds are slaughtered to prevent “strikes”. Humans are dumb, but male humans are dumbest. And they love to toot toot their own horns while living lives with blinders on. Thank you, next.
Poorly hosted and boring
The host does a terrible job of laying out the issues and making it interesting. Questions don’t stay on topic and his personal connections to guest prevent this show from being inclusive.
Each show needs to present a clear issue, past issues that need to change and future opportunities that we can address. Then make sure it’s understandable to everyone.