Fund to tackle climate change
In an effort to catalyze research with potential to accelerate the progression from nonrenewable to renewable sources of energy, Harvard President Drew Faust today challenged University alumni and friends to contribute toward a $20 million Climate Change Solutions Fund that will seed new approaches to confronting the threats posed by climate change. The Climate Change Solutions Fund will be part of the Harvard Campaign’s broader ongoing efforts to raise funds for energy and environment research, which have already generated nearly $120 million in support. Faust said that she will make available $1 million at the start of the 2014-15 academic year to launch the fund, which will invite grant proposals from faculty and students across Harvard with innovative ideas for projects with promise to enable the transition from carbon-based to renewable fuels. In a letter to the Harvard community that also touched on progress made toward meeting environmental sustainability goals on campus and...