第2课：能源与气候变化的未来

Brief

Lecture 2 of The Energy‑Climate Challenge is a lecture by Professor John Holdren (Harvard Kennedy School) presenting possible future climate scenarios and concrete mitigation and adaptation options, especially for the United States and China. The presentation is part of a five‑professor course, produced by the Belfer Center and published on 2026‑06‑25; an English version is available online.

Why it matters

Lecture 2 (published 2026-06-25) of The Energy‑Climate Challenge, delivered by Professor John Holdren (Teresa and John Heinz Research Professor of Environmental Policy), outlines possible future climate scenarios and introduces mitigation and adaptation options focused on the United States and China.

Key details

The video is part of a five‑professor Harvard Kennedy School series, produced by Alex Griswold and Sam Maclean; an English version is at https://youtu.be/xgiANEKvnX4 and the primary URL is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOKzo608Fk — Energy Foundation China funded the course with Fairbank Center assisting the Chinese‑language version.

《能源与气候变化的未来》

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 2 of the series, Professor John Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Research Professor of Environmental Policy, covers possible scenarios of future climate change and introduces the options for mitigating or adapting to climate change impacts.

English Version (英文版): https://youtu.be/xgiANEKvnX4

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: 2026-06-25
Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYOKzo608Fk