The Harvard Environmental Economics Program (HEEP) and the Enel Foundation are collaborating on a project intended to advance understanding of important challenges in energy, environmental, and natural resource policy. This website is intended to serve as a resource for individuals from around the globe participating in this project. Among these participants are energy regulators, other policy makers, and stakeholders in business. HEEP welcomes feedback on the site and inquiries concerning materials that may not currently be posted. For those participating in a specific upcoming workshop, please see materials relevant to that workshop under the “Workshops” menu item at the top of the page.

Harvard Project on Climate Agreements

Paper series supported by the Enel Foundation:

Melchor, Adriana, Stavins, Robert N., Stowe, Robert C., International Cooperation to Reduce Methane Emissions, Discussion Paper ES 2022-11. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Project on Climate Agreements, November 2022.

Mehling, Michael A. "Advancing International Cooperation under the Paris Agreement: Issues and Options for Article 6." Discussion Paper ES 2021-10. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Project on Climate Agreements, October 2021.

Stavins, Robert N. "Carbon Taxes vs. Cap and Trade: Theory and Practice." Discussion Paper ES 2019-9. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Project on Climate Agreements, November 2019.

Mehling, Michael A. “Governing Cooperative Approaches under the Paris Agreement.” Discussion Paper ES 2018-8. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Project on Climate Agreements, November 2018.

Aldy, Joseph E. "The Political Economy of Carbon Pricing Policy Design." Discussion Paper, ES 2017-7, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Project on Climate Agreements, October 2017.

Mehling, Michael A., Gilbert E. Metcalf, Robert N. Stavins. "Linking Heterogeneous Climate Policies (Consistent with the Paris Agreement)." Discussion Paper, ES 2017-6, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Project on Climate Agreements, October 2017.

Aldy, Joseph E. “Living Mitigation Plans: The Co-Evolution of Mitigation Pledge and Review.” Discussion Paper, ES 2016-5, Harvard Project on Climate Agreements, October 2016.

Aldy, Joseph E. “Evaluating Mitigation Effort: Tools and Institutions for Assessing Nationally Determined Contributions.” Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Project on Climate Agreements, November 2015.

Gerarden, Todd D., Richard G. Newell, Robert N. Stavins, and Robert C. Stowe. “An Assessment of the Energy-Efficiency Gap and its Implications for Climate-Change Policy.” Discussion Paper ES 2014-3. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Project on Climate Agreements, November 2014.

Ranson, Matthew, and Robert N. Stavins. “Linkage of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Systems: Learning from Experience.” Discussion Paper ES 2013-2. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Project on Climate Agreements, November 2013.

Michaelowa, Axel. “Can New Market Mechanisms Mobilize Emissions Reductions from the Private Sector?” Discussion Paper ES 2012-1. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Project on Climate Agreements, November 2012.

Recent Events

Virtual Roundtable: June 9-10, 2021

Conducted by the Harvard Environmental Economics Program
With the Support of—and in collaboration with The Enel Foundation

Roundtable Page

Virtual Event: "The Road to COP-26" - April 27, 2021

Conducted by the Harvard Environmental Economics Program
With the Support of—and in collaboration with The Enel Foundation

Event Page with recording

Virtual Workshop, October 26-30, 2020

Conducted by the Harvard Environmental Economics Program
With the Support of—and in collaboration with The Enel Foundation

Workshop Page

June 15, 2020 - Webinar for Alumni of Harvard-Enel Foundation
Workshops on Energy and Climate Change Policy.
Featured guest: Cameron Hepburn, Oxford University

Conducted by the Harvard Environmental Economics Program
With the Support of—and in collaboration with The Enel Foundation

Link to webinar recording

Marrakech, Morocco, November 13-14, 2019

Conducted by the Harvard Environmental Economics Program
With the Support of—and in collaboration with The Enel Foundation

Roundtable Page

Highlight

Recorded presentation of Professor Robert Stavins discussing climate policy, the Paris Agreement, and expectations for COP 23 in Bonn, Germany

Enel Webinar

Video interview of Professor Robert Stavins by the Enel Foundation regarding European and U.S. climate change policy.

Video screenshot of Rob Stavins