Published On Apr 6, 2023
As the world transitions to a lower carbon economy, new industries, markets, and paths to economic prosperity are emerging. In this webinar, Harvard faculty Ricardo Hausmann and Daniel Schrag explain how the current energy transition is reshaping economic opportunity around the world—opening new doors for some and posing threats to others—and explore what this transition means for you.
HKS Executive Education is offering a one-week on campus program, Leading Green Growth: Economic Strategies for a Low-Carbon World, in August 2023. Under the direction of faculty chairs Ricardo Hausmann and Daniel Schrag, participants will gain a foundational understanding of decarbonization and its economic impact.
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About the speakers:
Ricardo Hausmann is the founder and Director of Harvard’s Growth Lab and the Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School. Under his leadership, the Growth Lab has grown into one of the most well regarded and influential hubs for research on international development. Since launching the Growth Lab in 2006, Hausmann has served as principal investigator for more than 50 research initiatives in nearly 30 countries, informing development policy, growth strategies, and diversification agendas at the national and sub-national levels.
Daniel Schrag is the Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology, Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering at Harvard University and Director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment. He also co-directs the Science, Technology and Public Policy Program at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School. Dan's interests include climate change, energy technology, and energy policy. He has studied climate change over the broadest range of Earth's history, including how climate change and the chemical evolution of the atmosphere influenced the evolution of life in the past, and what steps might be taken to prepare for impacts of climate change in the future.
