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第7课：土地利用、能源转型和生物燃料

2026-06-26 · 15:39 UTC ·Belfer Center ·1 min read

Brief

Lecture 7, presented by Professor Daniel Schrag, is a Belfer Center presentation (2026-06-26) on land‑use constraints in the energy transition. In this lecture-format talk Schrag analyzes the trade-offs among afforestation for carbon removal, land for renewables, and biofuel crop production, arguing integrated planning is needed to minimize land‑use conflicts.

Why it matters

Lecture 7 is delivered by Professor Daniel Schrag (Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology and Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering) and was published by the Belfer Center on 2026-06-26.

Key details

  • Schrag explains the central land‑use trade‑off for the energy transition: expanding forests for carbon sequestration versus dedicating land to renewable energy infrastructure and biofuel crop cultivation.
  • The lecture is part of the five‑professor Harvard Kennedy School series 'The Energy‑Climate Challenge' and emphasizes integrated planning to avoid conflicts between afforestation, solar/wind siting, and bioenergy deployment.
Source evidence

《土地利用、能源转型和生物燃料》

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.

In Lecture 7 of the series, Professor Daniel Schrag, Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology and Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, explains the challenges of land use for the energy transition - in particular, the challenge of balancing the need to expand forests for carbon sequestration with the need to expand land use for renewable energy and cultivating biofuel crops.

English Version (英文版): https://youtu.be/Iu4yeCF8zBo

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=WjpTBWQJ2CE