William Clark (william_clark@hks.harvard.edu)

Sustainable development virtual seminar on Feb. 12: Capacity to advance equity in global food systems.

Register here:
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I really think that post-Trump the US should erect a statue of a naked Trump to remind themselves

RealClimate: National Climate Assessment links RealClimate: For some reason, it has become hard to locate the various National Climate Assessments (NCAs) that have been produced by the USGCRP over the decades (and it's pretty hard to find the USGR...

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Risk analysis now needed of relative vulnerability of these forest age groups to climate-related and other stresses, as noted by authors (e.g. Anderegg, W. R. L., et al. (2022). A climate risk analysis of Earth’s forests in the 21st century. Science, 377(6610), 1099–1103. doi.org/10.1126/scie... )

July 5, 2025 Yesterday afternoon, President Donald J.

Heather Cox Richardson's effort to put super-ICE in context: "the law pour(s) $170.7 billion into immigration enforcement—more than the military budgets of all but 15 countries... mak(ing) ICE the largest federal law enforcement agency in the history of the nation" open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

The super-funding of T&Co.'s own paramilitary -- otherwise known as ICE -- is for me the scariest part of the BBBill. Read here for Kovensky's reporting and Skocpol's historical analysis .This story needs more & wider coverage. Please help to spread the word.

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Couldn’t have said it better. | William Clark Couldn’t have said it better. Please share your own syllabi and approaches to learning and teaching this exciting and important subect

"Teaching sustainable development" is a workshop that @alicia-harley.bsky.social and I will be running at the National Sustainability Society ( #NSS @the-nss.bsky.social) conference in October. More here: www.linkedin.com/posts/willia...

The End of Rule of Law in America The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.

Authoritative reminder that the important thing is not whether you benefit from T & Co’s actions, but rather their systematic & intentional violation of the law - not least the separation of powers in the Constitution & the protections in the Bill of Rights.
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"Just..."?

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

This was an outstanding event, featuring some of the most cutting edge work out there in understanding the dynamics of nature-technology-society systems & harnessing that understanding to promote #sustainability. The web page has a summary of the presentations plus links to many of their slides. 🧪

Very much worth reading in its entirety on how to think about protests, protest numbers, and what is changing. Thanks!

Brilliant reflections on being there and its importance for the journey ahead. Wow!

Hands Off Protest in the Boston Common

#HandsOff rally huge, diverse, mutually supportive, fired-up.

The march from Boston Common to the City Hall Plaza were endless, fired up, and peaceful. Great support of different groups and interest by one another, and of all by Boston and MA State Police who made us feel welcome and safe.

Great opportunity to connect with the amazing (and surprising) amount of research going on in the greater Boston area on how the global systems for meeting human needs for food connect with health, environment, economy, security and justice🧪.

Prof. Selin's election as a #AAASFellow is a well deserved honor and, together with her leadership of the new MIT "Center for #Sustainability Science and Strategy," great news for efforts to bring science to bear on advancing solutions to the challenges of #sustainabledevelopment. 🧪

Capacity to promote equity both within and among generations This seminar is the fourth in a virtual bi-weekly series on Building Capacity for Sustainable Development.

CAPACITY BUILDING TO PROMOTE #EQUITY FOR #SUSTAINABILITY

Virtual seminar on 3/26 with Nasif Khan (BRAC), Sharmila Murthy, (former Dir for Environmental Justice at White House), Grant Wilson (Earth Law Center), moderated by Alicia Harley (Harvard). 🧪

Register: www.hks.harvard.edu/events/capac...

The pernicious end of the EPA's environmental justice office The president and his cronies have been seem to have been taking aim at Black Americans since Day 1.

Trump’s latest attack on Black communities is his dismantling of the EPA’s environmental justice offices—eliminating protections for communities poisoned by corporate pollution. @shalisemyoung.bsky.social discusses the latest public health failure.

Out of Putin’s war and Trump’s treachery, a new Europe is being born

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Carney previously led set up the important Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures ( www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/... ) and has written a searing, deeply informative book on the links between the rise of the market society and the decline of the role of values in public life.

Who funds biomedical research? @nature.com
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Marco Rubio v @marcorubio Follow After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID. The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States. In consultation with Congress, we intend for the remaining 18% of programs we are keeping (approximately 1000) to now be administered more effectively under the State Department. Thank you to DOGE and our hardworking staff who worked very long hours to achieve this overdue and historic reform.

This is deeply illegal, violating appropriations law, authorizations law, and the Impoundment Control Act.

It is also deeply immoral, condemning people to die.

Nice statement from NAS President Marcia McNutt on the need for science based analysis for policy decisions. www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/03...

Worth noting: He led set up the important Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/...) and has written a searing, deeply informative book on the links between the rise of the market society and the decline of the role of values in public life.

Capacity to transform unsustainable development pathways into sustainable ones This seminar is the third in a virtual bi-weekly series on Building Capacity for Sustainable Development.

CAPACITY TO TRANSFORM DEVELOPMENT toward #SUSTAINABILITY

Virtual seminar on 3/12 with Steve Nicholls (SAfrica Climate Com), Chuck Rumsey (Ecotrust Canada) & Amanda Woodrum (ReImagine Appalachia), moderated by Alicia Harley (Harvard).🧪

Registration & info here: www.hks.harvard.edu/events/capac...

Flyer for stand up for science--more information available at www.standupforscience2025.org

TODAY IS THE DAY! 🧪☀️⬇️

Join us at the Lincoln Memorial or your local site to Stand Up for Science!

EPA Press Office Fact Checks the Washington Post’s Coverage of Waste & Abuse of Taxpayer Dollars | US EPA EPA News Release: EPA Press Office Fact Checks the Washington Post’s Coverage of Waste & Abuse of Taxpayer Dollars

literally nothing can prepare you for this EPA press release www.epa.gov/newsreleases...

Capacity to adapt development pathways to protect human well-being This seminar is the second in a virtual bi-weekly series on Building Capacity for Sustainable Development.

CAPACITY TO ADAPT IN SUPPORT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Virtual seminar on Feb. 26 featuring Carolyn Kousky (EDF), Aditi Mukherji (CGIAR), and Claudia Thyme (IDF). Moderated by Alicia Harley (Harvard).

Registration and additional information available here: www.hks.harvard.edu/events/capac...