Speaking Science to Power: Advising U.S. Presidents about Science and Environment - CANCELED

This lecture draws heavily on Dr. Holdren’s career-long engagement with environmental policy and science policy, culminating in his roles in the White House under Presidents Clinton (as a member of his Council of Advisors on Science and Technology) and Obama (as the longest-serving Science Advisor to the President since the inception of the position). He explains why presidents need science advice; what the President’s Science Advisor, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology do and how they relate to other actors inside and outside government; and the challenges, opportunities, successes, and failures that have characterized efforts in these domains under Presidents Clinton through Trump.

Speaker: John P. Holdren, Harvard University

Editor's Note: This event has been canceled due to health concerns.