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第6课：能源效率

2026-06-26 · 15:05 UTC ·Belfer Center ·1 min read

Brief

Professor Henry Lee’s Lecture 6 (presentation) in the Harvard Kennedy School series 'The Energy‑Climate Challenge' (published 2026‑06‑26) covers what energy efficiency is, measurement approaches, its mitigation potential, and policy incentives for industry and transportation. The module situates efficiency within US–China emissions contexts; video production credits Alex Griswold and Sam Maclean and acknowledges Energy Foundation China and the Fairbank Center.

Why it matters

Lecture 6 (published 2026-06-26) — Professor Henry Lee (Senior Lecturer in Public Policy) defines energy efficiency, explains how it is measured, and quantifies how efficiency contributes to climate mitigation with policy levers to incentivize industry and transportation.

Key details

  • 'The Energy‑Climate Challenge' is a five‑professor Harvard Kennedy School course focused on the United States and China; the English video is at https://youtu.be/WfVMsbEFxhY, produced by Alex Griswold and Sam Maclean, and funded by Energy Foundation China with assistance from the Fairbank Center.
Source evidence

《能源效率》

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. The course focuses on the United States and China, the world's two largest carbon-emitting countries.

In Lecture 6 of the series, Professor Henry Lee, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, covers what energy efficiency is, how it is measured, how it can contribute to climate mitigation, and how it can be incentivized in industry and transportation.

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

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=UMbfuGuHArY