Salata Climate Leadership Summit
On May 8th, the Creating the Climate Future: Harvard Climate Leadership Summit (harvardcls.com) will be taking place as part of Harvard Climate Action Week, which is being hosted by the newly launched Salata Institute. The event aims to provide an exclusive opportunity for student climate leaders to collaborate with decision-makers from industry, government, and civil society. Some speakers include:
Jennifer Sara, Global Director, Climate Change, World Bank Group
David Livingston, Senior Advisor to SPEC Kerry
Jonah Wagner, Chief Strategist at DOE Loans Office
Sharon Lavigne, Renowned Climate Activist
Learn more at https://www.harvardcls.com/.
Visitas Spikeball and Ice Cream Social
Join the Harvard Undergraduate Clean Energy Group for Spikeball and ice cream in the yard! We'll be there to talk about environmental organizations on campus, get rid of too much ice cream, and for some good competition.
Speaker Series: Liz Mettetal and Tory Clark
Dr. Liz Mettetal teaches Economics of the Environment at Harvard and is an Associate Director of E3, an energy consulting firm. Tory Clark is a Partner at E3 and a trained engineer and expert in environmental policy. Come join our interactive discussion! Dinner will be provided.
Clean Tech Career Panel
Meet with industry leaders from Tesla, ChargeNet Stations, and CommonWealth Fusion Systems!
Discussion followed by resume workshop with experts.
Film Screening: The Scale of Hope with Molly Kawahata
Join us for a film screening of the new Patagonia film Scale of Hope and a conversation with former White House climate advisor Molly Kawahata afterwards. The film follows Kawahata as she prepares for an expedition in the Alaska Range while working to create a new climate narrative that centers her favorite question—What can I do to help?—with a surprising answer.
Dinner will be provided.
All Hands Meeting
This All Hands meeting will feature updates from projects, food, and speeches from those running for Co-Presidency of HUCEG! All members must be present in person to vote. This meeting will be held in HUCE 440.
The Future of Energy Panel
Learn more about the Future of Energy with us! This panel will focus on energy generation and usage now and into the future. Speakers will include:
Jeffrey Goldmeer, Director of Decarbonization at GE
Michael Golay, Professor of Nuclear Science at MIT
Travis Anderson, Boston Senior Infrastructure and Energy Planner
This event will be held on Zoom with an in person watch party in Emerson 201. There will be food provided! Zoom link coming soon.
All Hands Meeting
All Hands Meeting this Sunday! Come dressed up in your Halloween costume! Food will be provided!
All Hands Meeting
The first All Hands meeting of the semester. This meeting is REQUIRED for all HUCEG members.
Comp Interest Meeting
Interested in joining HUCEG? This meeting is for you! We’ll explain our comp process (very relaxed), our main initiatives, and will take any questions. We’re excited to see you there!
Activities Fair!
Come meet us at Harvard College’s annual activities fair! Learn more about our projects, sign up for comp, or you might even win some free HUCEG merch…
Speaker Series: Eric Ingersoll
Eric Ingersoll, founder of TerraPraxis and Lucid Catalyst, will be speaking about his career in clean energy and pathways to widespread decarbonization.
February 28th @ 5pm, Emerson Hall 101
Fall 2021 Information Session
Interested in connecting with like-minded students, learning more about the energy transition, and being mentored by industry experts?
Sign up for comp here and find out more at OUR FIRST INFO SESSION: MONDAY, SEPT. 6, 4:00-5:00pm, (@ Fong Auditorium).
Visitas Information Session
HUCEG board members will be holding an info session as part of Visitas 2021, although both incoming and current students are welcome. Come to hear more about the comp process, HUCEG events and initiatives, and more! Register here!
Alumni Panel: Solar, Storage, and Clean Energy Careers
Hear from alumni working to accelerate the clean energy transition. Learn about solar and energy storage and the technology, business, and policy from professionals from Sunrun, Tesla, and Solstice.
Climate Monitoring and Solar Aircrafts - Jim Anderson
Learn about the design and development of new climate observing systems including solar powered stratospheric aircraft and the StratoCruiser Flight System from Jim Anderson himself. Jim Anderson is the Philip S. Weld Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Earth and Planetary Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University.
https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrdOutpjwrH9d22y-WGquDje-o0fIEJ00s
Geothermal Energy - Andy Wood
Hear from Andy Wood, Subsurface Manager at CeraPhi Energy, about how Oil and Gas capital and resources can be used for the clean energy transition and to accelerate progress in geothermal energy.
CeraPhi Energy is a UK company harnessing the "heat beneath our feet". CeraPhi Energy's goal is to deliver geothermal projects almost anywhere and to provide low cost baseload constant and uninterrupted renewable energy for heating, power, electric charging, lithium production, water desalination, agriculture, and a lot more.
Andy Wood is a manger of Subsurface, geological operations, and director with extensive international upstream oil & gas experience, having worked in 25 countries, with extended time in the UK and Norwegian North Sea, East Africa, and Azerbaijan. He is newly recruited to the Geothermal Industry where he is applying his O&G experience within the CeraPhi Energy Team to help accelerate the clean energy transition.
Register here:
https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvf-Gvrj8sEtfVrLs3N1ooKdQJoqgCsNvp.
HACE: An Introduction to Climate and Environmental Justice
Harvard Alumni for Climate and the Environment will be hosting the first event in a new series focused on #environmentaljustice with Cheryl Johnson, Jamie Hoyte, and Zanagee Artis on March 26th. Moderated by Trevor T., the panel will discuss key concepts and help all to understand why environmental justice needs to be at the core of all climate work and movements.
Register here at: https://lnkd.in/g9gSMi8
Environmental Career Panel
Hear from alumni working in government, public health, non-profits, and business. Learn about their career paths, opportunities for you, and the future of the environmental job market. This event will be geared toward undergraduate students, but all are welcome. Register for the event here: http://tinyurl.com/EAC-HACE-PANEL.
Read more about the panelists here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B0_RAT8MNCahxkE6QqnssRMi_76K8FqM/view?usp=sharing.
Speaker Webinar -Elizabeth Fretheim and David Keatley
Nikola Motor Company is disrupting the transportation industry and helping fleet customers evolve to a zero-emission future with hydrogen fuel-cell and battery-electric vehicles. Hear from Elizabeth Fretheid, Head of Business Development, and David Keatley, HBS MBA’21, of Nikola at our webinar Q&A on Thursday, March 11th at 5PM EST.
Register here: https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcvdemgpz8oHNXloz3mGp3ke6SjiTeu6Qs3
Speaker Webinar - Professor George Baker
Join HUCEG for our first Speaker Series event of 2021! Learn about transactive energy, heat pumps, and bottlenecks to renewables integration on the electricity grid. Our speaker will be Professor George Baker, faculty member of the Harvard University Center of Environment and HBS. Join us this Thursday, Feb 4th 4-5PM EST and register on this Zoom link: https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpfumvqTspGtVVwxcc1LPW2MPjMaaGWa1O
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
HUCEG 2021 Spring Comp Interest Meeting #1
Join to learn more about HUCEG and how you can become a member through our completion-based comp. To indicate interest in the event and receive Zoom links to this and future comp events, fill out this form.
Speaker Webinar - Alex Clark
Alex Clark, a climate finance and policy expert, will be speaking on green finance, establishing a rigorous means of assessing climate finance, and the linkages between sustainable financial instruments and their effects on the real economy.
Harvard & MIT Energy Clubs Mixer
It’s the energy mixer you’ve been waiting for… HUCEG x MITSEA x MITUGE! Whether you’re interested in alternative energy, clean technologies, policies, or want to chat with energy-minded folks, drop by the first-ever Harvard/MIT Undergraduate Energy Clubs mixer! Get to know the groups, meet people one on one, and have interesting discussions on all things energy.
Join us on Thursday, October 29th @6PM EST! https://harvard.zoom.us/j/97834839131
Presented by the Harvard Undergraduate Clean Energy Group (https://www.huceg.org/), MIT Undergraduate Energy (https://www.mit-uge.org/) MIT Sustainable Energy Alliance (https://www.mitsea.org/).
Speaker Webinar - Helen Plume CNZM
Helen Plume CNZM has been a world-renowned expert in the field of climate change negotiation, monitoring and implementation for more than 30 years. She will share some of her experiences and lessons learned in her work with UNFCCC, IPCC, and New Zealand’s climate response.
Click this event for more info + register for Zoom link!
HUCEG Fall 2020 Intro Meeting
Come along to our intro meeting to learn more about us and how you can become a member!