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开篇：能源-气候挑战

2026-06-25 · 19:42 UTC ·Belfer Center ·1 min read

Brief

Professor John Holdren presents Lecture 1 of a five‑professor Harvard Kennedy School series (published 25 June 2026), explaining greenhouse‑gas climate processes, how fossil‑fuel‑based energy systems drive warming, and the resulting risks to human wellbeing. The presentation frames policy and technology options, emphasizing pathways for the United States and China.

Why it matters

Professor John Holdren (Teresa and John Heinz Research Professor of Environmental Policy) in Lecture 1 (published 2026-06-25) explains greenhouse‑gas climate processes, the physical role of greenhouse gases, and how energy systems drive warming and affect human wellbeing.

Key details

  • The five‑professor Harvard Kennedy School course centers on policy and technology options to reduce emissions, with a primary focus on transformation of energy systems in the United States and China.
  • Video production credits: Alex Griswold and Sam Maclean; Chinese translation assistants Lingling Jiang, Youting Lee, Winston Tang, Yiqi Yu, Chi Zhao, Zhuyue Zhou; financial support from Energy Foundation China and the Fairbank Center.
Source evidence

《开篇：能源-气候挑战》

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 1 of the series, Professor John Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Research Professor of Environmental Policy, introduces climate processes and the role of greenhouse gases, the role of society's energy systems in disrupting the climate, and the impacts of climate change on human wellbeing.

English Version (英文版)：https://youtu.be/XyRPl5ZqIKg

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=Lm00-BIc0