Dr. Gaurab Basu

YouTube video by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Climate change: Seeking bipartisan solutions during turbulent times

I had a real pleasure to moderate this panel with Gina McCarthy and Bob Inglis. Two people, with very different backgrounds, who enjoy a true friendship and desire to protect our planet. I think there's a lot to learn here. Check it out.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGaR...

FXB Center for Health and Human Rights logo. There is a hunger for health professionals to come together and think of solutions around how to care for our earth and a way of caring for people in every part of the world. Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH, FXB Faculty Affiliate.

The 2025 Harvard #Climate Action Week is underway and FXB Faculty Affiliate @gaurabbasu.bsky.social and his team have been working towards organizing and empowering health professionals to advance solutions. Read more on @aamc.org ➡️ tinyurl.com/58ch48s5

This week's events ➡️ tinyurl.com/yh9bsdzu

Make COP 30's big announcement - solar for everyone

One Climate Event Away: Stories of Climate Change From the Frontlines of Health

How can one climate event impact families’ health, economic security, and well-being?

Health professionals see the effects firsthand. Their stories show us the reality of how these disasters destroy lives and livelihoods. Explore them in our new report. bit.ly/OneClimateEv...

UK's End of Coal:

"Each these 375ft tall, 290ft diameter cooling towers used to process a staggering 7.5 million gallons of water per hour.

Safely bringing them down meant using around half a tonne of explosives across ~16,500 holes, connected with 19km of detonating cord."

can I come and take it too??

Ive been on hold for over 30 min with Eversource trying to understand how I am supposed to notify them about our heat pumps. Would love more information on how this is supposed to be implemented because as it is, there will be no uptake on this given how hard communication is

thank you canary charts, I was literally just asking for this in my brain the other day

We are very excited to launch a new fellowship teaching community organizing and advocacy to global climate and health scholars. And it'll be in beautiful Nafplio Greece! Please share with anyone who might be interested. fxb.harvard.edu/global-coach/

Outdoor museum, rooting for away team, and alt-rock anthem — Harvard Gazette Gaurab Basu, a Harvard Chan School professor, recommends three ways to get your blood pumping.

A few of my favorite things
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Opinion | My health and my politics walk into a doctor’s office … My palliative care doctor and I have almost nothing in common. We’re still learning from each other.

Truly appreciated this read. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Here comes the sun…

Britt is the best!

Good morning with good news: US solar surges 26.3% in May 2025 to 39.9 TWh, up from 30.6 TWh in May 2024. Solar nearly tripled from 13.9 TWh in May 2020.

Solar May Share of Total Electricity:
May 2025: 11.2%
May 2024: 8.65%
May 2023: 7.31%
May 2022: 6.14%
May 2020: 4.51%
May 2015: 1.21%
#energysky

Bar chart showing how the Republicans's Big Beautiful Bill will spend nearly $5 trillion on extended tax breaks for the wealthy while saving far less with steep cuts to Medicaid and green energy and the environment. Alongside is a long list of proposed budget cuts including "Rescission of funding to address air pollution" and "Rescission of funding to address air pollution at schools."

A couple entries for the baby book, just to mark the era.

Call these 2 critical votes to vote no on the federal bill

Lisa Murkowski - 202 224-6665
Susan Collins - 202 224-2523

Excited for the WBUR festival in Boston later this month! I’ll be speaking with Harvard Medical’s @gaurabbasu.bsky.social about health in the climate era. Tickets still available!

Rhodium Group on the House budget bill: Will raise energy costs as much as 7% in 2035, stifle energy technology innovation, increase pollution, and put half a trillion dollars of new manufacturing, industrial, and clean electricity investments across the country at risk. rhg.com/research/way...

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Climate Change and Well-being with Dr. Gaurab Basu In the first episode of our new "Environments for Health and Happiness" series, we sit down with Dr. Gaurab Basu, a leading expert in the intersection of cli...

Listen to @gaurabbasu.bsky.social on the Frontiers in Health & Happiness podcast from the Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness!

Dr. Basu shared, “Climate change, ecological degradation, air pollution, it basically impacts all parts of our health."

Trump approval sinks as Americans criticize his major policies, poll finds President Donald Trump’s 100 days poll finds a lower approval rating, growing opposition to his agenda and opposition to many of his major initiatives.

Overall approval rating 39%. 61% disapprove environment policy.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

looks so nice

Lineup | The WBUR Festival

Very honored to speak at the @wbur.org festival among some legendary folks. Buy ticks and join us! www.wburfestival.org/lineup

Celebrating earth day at National Academy of Medicine. We continue to stand for climate and health.

American households could save an average of $2,240 a year on their energy bills if we keep 2 very important renewable energy tax credits: 25D (think solar and storage) and 25C (think heat pumps and insulation).

Why is this so important?

Courage is contagious. From Harvard Yard to every inch of the country.

"In California, solar generation could finally surpass gas this year."

Actually, the probability that solar surpasses gas in 2025 is high!

Gas fell from 50% of CA's electricity in January 2024 to 40% in January 2025, and solar rose from 20% to 28%.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
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Hands off our planet. Hands off our health. Hands off our democracy. A packed Boston Commons. Spring is upon us.