Advancing sustainability and climate research to create maximum impact at home and across the globe
Learn moreThe Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability
A groundbreaking new home for research, teaching, and engagement, the Salata Institute was established to serve as a fulcrum for collaboration across Harvard’s many areas of expertise, pursuing practical, real-world solutions that address all aspects of the climate crisis.
“Climate change cuts across School boundaries, and tackling the challenge of climate change is a quintessential example of how we can draw on all of Harvard’s strengths.”
James Stock, Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability
Environmental Endeavors at Harvard
Funding for climate and sustainability research
The Salata Institute offers two core funding opportunities for climate and sustainability research across Harvard University: the Climate Research Clusters program and the Seed Grant Program in Climate and Sustainability.
Office for Sustainability
Harvard is using its campus as a living laboratory for piloting and implementing solutions that create a sustainable and resilient community focused on health and well-being.
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The Harvard-China Project on Energy, Economy and Environment
The Harvard-China Project provides natural, applied, and social scientific evidence for the design of innovative and effective policies to confront these challenges in China and beyond.
Harvard Environmental Economics Program
HEEP develops innovative answers to today’s complex environmental issues, by providing a venue to bring together people engaged in research, teaching, and outreach in environmental, energy, and natural resource economics and related public policy.
Harvard Law School Environmental & Energy Law Program
EELP conducts innovative legal analyses to improve environmental and climate outcomes and support clean energy.
HBS Business & Environment Program
The Business and Environment Initiative educates, connects, and mobilizes business leaders to address climate change and other environmental challenges.
Harvard Chan School C-CHANGE
The Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment translates innovative research to inform actions that improve public health today and create a more just, sustainable, and healthy future for all.
Harvard University Center for the Environment
A center of the Salata Institute, the Harvard University Center for the Environment harnesses the intellectual power of Harvard to understand and shape our environmental future.
Other climate & sustainability opportunities
Salata Institute Fellows Program
The Salata Institute Fellows Program accepts exceptional academics and practitioners working on climate change and sustainability for the purpose of supporting their scholarship or professional development.
Salata Institute Climate and Sustainability Career Expo
The Salata Institute Climate and Sustainability Career Expo is a collaborative effort across Harvard schools and MIT to connect organizations focused on climate, sustainability, and the environment with Harvard undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni.
Careers in Climate Action Talks
Interested in a career in climate and sustainability? The Salata Institute Careers in Climate Action Speaker Series features leading climate and sustainability practitioners—many of them Harvard alumni—from a broad range of industries and sectors.
Harvard Climate Circle
Building a climate venture? Harvard connected? Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle is a selective incubation program for climate ventures with emerging traction. Applications are due December 7 at midnight.
Harvard Climate Internship Program
The Harvard Climate Internship Program (HCIP) is a university-wide program supporting graduate students who work in a climate policy-oriented summer internship.
COP Student Observers Funding Program
The COP Student Observers Funding Pilot Program provides travel funding and related programming to Harvard University students who attend the annual Conference of Parties.