Students and faculty are using our campus as a test bed to generate solutions that enhance the health of people and planet.
Harvard achieves historic climate goal
Thanks to the efforts of our entire community we reduced emissions 30%, from 2006 levels, despite a 12% increase in campus square footage.
Explore what Harvard is doing:
The Harvard University Housing Sustainable Community Leaders program produced this short video to provide their tenants with simple, easy steps for living comfortably this winter and...
For a handful of Harvard undergraduate and graduate students, the January semester break included a rare treat — a hands-on, up-close-and-personal visit to the Harvard Forest in Petersham, Mass.
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The only thing better than a reusable mug is a reusable mug you decorated yourself.
After expressing a desire to ditch Styrofoam cups, Harvard's Whiteside Lab, with the help of the FAS Green Program, found a mug rack for the office and held a reusable mug painting party to help fill...
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July 5, 2017
Harvard University researchers have resolved a conflict in estimates of how much the Earth will warm in response to a doubling of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. That conflict — between... -
June 8, 2017
Storms common to the Midwest in summer create the same ozone-damaging chemical reactions found in polar regions in winter, according to a new Harvard study. And with extreme weather on the rise,... -
June 6, 2017
In addition to opposition from environmentalists, governors, and mayors, many prominent business leaders reacted with dismay to President Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris... -
May 30, 2017
When the Black Death swept across Europe in the 14th century, it not only killed millions, it also brought lead smelting, among many other commercial activities, to a halt. That cessation is...
