Browsing by Author "Lee, Henry"

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    • Biofuels and Certification: A Workshop at the Kennedy School of Government, May 11–12, 2009 

      Devereaux, Charan; Lee, Henry (Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2009-11)
      On May 11th and 12th, 2009, Harvard Kennedy School’s Environment and Natural Resources Program (ENRP) and the Sustainability Science Program (SSP) brought over 20 of the world’s leading experts from the fields of science, ...

    • Biofuels and Sustainable Development 

      Lee, Henry; Clark, William; Devereaux, Charan (2008)
      The goals and concerns surrounding the debate over government policies related to the greater use and production of biofuels were addressed in an executive session convened by the John F. Kennedy School of Government at ...

    • Biofuels and the Water-Energy Nexus: Perspectives for the United States 

      Strapasson, Alexandre; Lee, Henry; Schnettler, John (Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2021-11)
      This paper focuses on liquid biofuels, especially corn-based ethanol, and the energy-water nexus. It examines the implications of potential land area expansion for increased biofuel production and on water supply availability. ...

    • The Challenges of Decarbonizing the U.S. Electric Grid by 2035 

      Moch, Jonathan; Lee, Henry (Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2022-02)
      The Biden administration has established a national goal of 100% carbon-free electricity by 2035 and reaching net-zero economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. To realize these goals, the United States must not only ...

    • Charging the Future 

      Lee, Henry; Clark, Alexander (Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2018-09)
      Electric vehicles (EVs) have advanced significantly this decade, owing in part to decreasing battery costs. Yet EVs remain more costly than gasoline fueled vehicles over their useful life. This paper analyzes the additional ...

    • Comparative Assessment of China and U.S. Policies to Meet Climate Change Targets 

      Tan, Xianchun; Lee, Henry (Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2017-02)
      China and the United States together emit more than 40 percent of the world’s carbon dioxide (CO2) according to the latest available data.[1] Therefore any successful global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions must ...

    • Foundations of Decarbonization in China: A Post-2030 Perspective 

      Lee, Henry; Peng, Wei; Wang, Pu (Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2017-07)
      The Harvard-Tsinghua Workshop on Low-Carbon Development and Public Policy is the fourth annual joint workshop between the Harvard Kennedy School’s Environment and Natural Resources Program and the Center for Science, ...

    • Functional Genomics of the Rapidly Replicating Bacterium Vibrio Natriegens by CRISPRi 

      Ostrov, Nili; Lee, Henry; Wong, Brandon; Gold, Michaela; Khalil, Ahmad; Church, George (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019-04-08)
      The fast growing Gram-negative bacterium Vibrio natriegens is an attractive microbial system for molecular biology and biotechnology due to its remarkable short generation time1,2 and metabolic prowess3,4. However, efforts ...

    • The Future of Carbon Offset Markets 

      Lee, Henry; Mayer, Abigail (Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2020-10)
      Corporations, organizations, and even governments are purchasing offsets to reduce their carbon footprint. This policy brief provides an overview of the offset process – who buys them, who produces them, and who certifies ...

    • Harvard-Tsinghua Workshop on Low-Carbon Development and Public Policy 

      Qiao, Qinyu; Peng, Wei; Wang, Pu; Lee, Henry (Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2018-09)
      On June 7, 2018, the Harvard Kennedy School’s Environment and Natural Resources Program and the Center for Science, Technology, and Education Policy at Tsinghua University held the fifth annual Tsinghua-Harvard Workshop ...

    • Hydrogen Deployment at Scale: The Infrastructure Challenge 

      De Blasio, Nicola; Pflugmann, Fridolin; Lee, Henry (Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2021-08)
      Clean hydrogen is experiencing unprecedented momentum as confidence in its ability to accelerate decarbonization efforts across multiple sectors is rising. New projects are announced almost every week. For example, an ...

    • Mission Hydrogen: Accelerating the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy 

      De Blasio, Nicola; Pflugmann, Fridolin; Lee, Henry; Hua, Charles; Nunez-Jimenez, Alejandro; Fallon, Phoebe (Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2021-10)
      To accelerate the global transition to a low-carbon economy, all energy systems must be actively decarbonized. While hydrogen has been a staple in the energy and chemical industries for decades, clean hydrogen – defined ...

    • North American Oil and Gas Reserves: Prospects and Policy 

      Bailey, Jonathan; Lee, Henry (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2012)
      Expanding estimates of North America’s supply of accessible shale gas, and more recently, shale oil, have been trumpeted in many circles as the most significant energy resource development since the oil boom in Texas in ...

    • Offshore Wind in the Eastern United States 

      Segal, Katherine; Lee, Henry (Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2021-12)
      In the last decade, many states set ambitious goals to decarbonize their energy portfolios. Seven states along the Atlantic coast are pursuing 100% clean electricity targets, while others have adopted stringent emissions ...

    • Partnerships under Pressure: Lessons on Adaptation and Overcoming Challenges 

      Sardonis, Amanda; Lee, Henry (Routledge, 2022)
      Partnerships are inherently challenging. They require two or more partners to share common goals and to work together over the lifetime of a project. This chapter investigates the durability of partnership arrangements and ...

    • Pursuing a Low-Carbon Action Plan: The Case of Chongqing City 

      Tan, Xianchun; Lee, Henry (Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2017-05)
      China has committed to stabilize its greenhouse gas emissions and increase the percent of non-fossil fuel energy to 20% by 2030. This goal will require significant programmatic and policy changes across all sectors of its ...

    • The Role of Electric Vehicles in Decarbonizing China’s Transportation Sector 

      Qiao, Qinyu; Lee, Henry (Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2019-04)
      The Chinese government has repeatedly embraced a goal of developing and deploying electric vehicles (EVs) as it attempts to transition its passenger fleet away from conventional gasoline and diesel-fueled cars. China’s ...

    • The Value of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration 

      Chen, Cuicui; Lee, Henry (Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2020-03)
      Carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) represents a class of technologies that directly capture carbon dioxide, either before or after combustion, and then either permanently store it in underground deposits ...

    • Will Electric Cars Transform the U.S. Market 

      Lee, Henry; Grant, Lovellette (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2011)
      For the past forty years, United States Presidents have repeatedly called for a reduction in the country's dependence on fossil fuels in general and foreign oil specifically. Stronger efficiency standards and higher taxes ...