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Roger Shamel (MBA ’74) Contributor Is the climate crisis real? Is it really that serious? Are urgent actions needed? What’s Harvard’s role?  Sadly, many members of the 400,000-strong Harvard community still don’t know the answers to these existential questions. More importantly, many don’t know that humankind is at serious risk of crossing vague red lines beyond which it may be impossible to preserve a livable climate for future generations. What More Can Harvard Leaders Do? In a few...

Reuters Global climate change and its impact on our planet is no more a cock and bull story or a conspiracy theory. It is a known fact that if global temperatures continue to rise and greenhouse gas emissions produced by human activities keep rising at the current level, the earth will be uninhabitable. It is a fine balancing act for countries to pursue the development goals of today without derailing the prospects for the coming generations to have a healthy future. As a country that has unapo...

SOURCE: Ray C. Anderson Foundation SUMMARY: The Ray C. Anderson Foundation has published its quarterly newsletter. Ray Anderson always said, "Brighten the

Screenshot from Feb. 23 online event presented by Catholic Climate Covenant, with Anna Robertson, the groups new director of youth and young adult mobilization The Catholic Climate Covenant launched a new initiative this week that looks to mobilize young Catholics to spur greater action on climate change in the church and around the country. More than 70 people, predominantly young adults, joined an online event Feb. 23 to learn more about the youth-oriented program. Anna Robe...