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President-elect Obama named Harvard physicist John P. Holdren as his chief science adviser, the Kennedy School announced Friday, marking the latest in a string of Harvard faculty appointments to Obama's transition team or top advisory positions...
...expert on energy and climate, Holdren has been vocal on the issue of global warming, and his appointment has been seen as indication the Obama administration plans to be far more active on climate change than its predecessor...
...Holdren currently directs the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program at the Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and holds a joint appointment at the Kennedy School and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. He has also run the prestigious Woods Hole Research Center for the past three years and served as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science...
...Obama plans to announce his intention to nominate Holdren to the post—formally known as assistant to the President for science and technology—during his weekly radio broadcast Saturday, according to the Kennedy School press release. The position, which also includes directing the Office of Science and Technology Policy, requires Senate confirmation after Obama assumes office...
...countries follow suit, the EU will up its goal. “That is what science is telling us is necessary in order to avoid the irreversible and catastrophic impacts of global warming,” he said. In a question-and-answer session following the talk, John P. Holdren, a professor of environmental policy at the Kennedy School, asked Dimas how the EU can lead on the issue of climate change when so many other countries, including the United States, are “dragging their feet.” Dimas said one major factor was the goal...