As the world becomes more aware of the impact of human actions on the environment, people are increasingly looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint and take responsibility for their impact. Environmental hand printing is a concept that can help individuals and businesses measure and reduce their impact on the environment. In this article, …
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While current mainstream projections suggest a 3-4 °C temperature increase, this paper asserts that even a 2 °C increase—a target accepted in global discussions—could be more dangerous than originally understood. This paper predicts that current carbon emissions targets will lead to long-lasting, irreversible damage to the planet. As a result, the authors are calling for …
Air quality has improved dramatically in the last two decades, largely due to the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, which were designed to curb acid rain, urban air pollution, and toxic air emissions. Even with these improvements, a new study finds that traffic may still be harmful to children’s respiratory health. Mary Rice M.D., …
People with the cardiopulmonary disease are among the most susceptible to death and disease as a result of climate change. In this paper, Mary Rice M.D. —a member of our Affiliated Faculty—and her research team, review the global human health consequences of projected changes in climate, with a focus on cardiopulmonary health. The paper explores …
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In my role as director of the Healthy and Sustainable Food program at Harvard’s Center for Health and the Global Environment, I am often asked, “What should be for dinner?” Unfortunately, the answer is not always so easy. Sustainable seafood is a complicated topic, one that depends on myriad variables, making a trip to the seafood …
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Gregory Norris, Co-Director of the Sustainability and Health Initiative for NetPositive Enterprise (SHINE), delivered a webinar on the ideas and methods that are at the center of his life cycle assessment (LCA) practice–NetPositive sustainability. In NetPositive Sustainability: A Framework for Transformatively Sustainable Products, Companies, and Living, Gregory introduces the concept of a “handprint.” Similar to a …
Based on the evidence, about 97% of climate experts have concluded that human-caused climate change is happening. What We Know helps us understand the science behind the realities, risks and response to the climate challenge. Visit Site Topic: Climate, Energy, and Health Credit: This website was developed by Center Faculty Member James McCarthy with a …
What Can We Do About Climate Change? Part 1: What We Know Dr. James McCarthy helps us understand why the Earth is warming, and what that means to us. Watch Now What Can We Do About Climate Change? Part 2: Managing Risk Thinking through the implications of a warming world in our lifetime. Watch Now …
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Solving climate change is not an overwhelming problem—it’s a 2% problem. According to Harvard Professor James McCarthy, if we reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2% per year, we will effectively respond to the challenge of climate change. We spoke with Dr. McCarthy about What We Know, a report he wrote with a distinguished group of …
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Does it really matter how much the Earth will warm in my lifetime? How will it impact my life? To help us think through the implications of a warming world in our lifetime, we talked to James McCarthy, a professor at Harvard University who worked with a distinguished group of scientists to write What We …
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The next-generation science standards—scientific ideas that all students should learn by the time they graduate from high school—include a crosscutting focus on cause and effect. As such, teaching causality is something that teachers are thinking about and trying to introduce in different ways. In this video, we speak with Tina Grotzer, an Associate Professor at …
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Tina Grotzer is an Associate Professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education who has developed resources to teach causality. In this video, Dr. Grotzer talks about the Causal Patterns in Science series, which helps teachers teach the causal patterns embedded in science curricula so that students emerge with a deeper understanding. In Part 1, Dr. …
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