第9课：气候融资

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Lecture 9 of The Energy‑Climate Challenge, a presentation by Professor Akash Deep, defines climate finance, outlines the key obstacles to mobilizing large‑scale public and private capital, and surveys innovative instruments and approaches. The lecture situates finance solutions within US–China mitigation and adaptation needs and coursewide policy analysis.

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The lecture is part of 'The Energy‑Climate Challenge' series (five Harvard Kennedy School professors) focused on the United States and China (the world’s two largest carbon‑emitting countries); video produced by the Belfer Center with support from Energy Foundation China and the Fairbank Center (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLvlmYhU0OU).

《气候融资》

In "The Energy-Climate Challenge," five Harvard Kennedy School professors explain the fundamentals of climate change, the role of our energy systems in causing it, and the policy and technology options for addressing it. This course focuses on the United States and China, the world's two largest carbon-emitting countries.

In Lecture 9 of the series, Professor Akash Deep, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, explains what climate finance is, the challenges associated with mobilizing enough finance to address climate change impacts, and some innovative approaches to climate finance.

English Version (英文版): https://youtu.be/T1uNS7CdFVA

Video Production: Alex Griswold, Sam Maclean
Translation Assistants: Lingling Jiang, Youting Lee, Winston Tang, Yiqi Yu, Chi Zhao, Zhuyue Zhou

The Belfer Center gratefully acknowledges Energy Foundation China for its financial support of this course, as well as the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University for its assistance with producing the Chinese-language version of the course.

Channel: Belfer Center
Published: 2026-06-26
Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLvlmYhU0OU

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