# Robert N. Stavins ![Robert Stavins](/sites/g/files/omnuum8111/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/stavins/files/faculty_stavins_robert_ms58r_220x330.jpg?itok=4KEM0UGb) **Robert N. Stavins** is the A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy & Economic Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Director of the Harvard Environmental Economics Program, Director of Graduate Studies for the Doctoral Program in Public Policy and the Doctoral Program in Political Economy and Government, Co-Chair of the Harvard Business School-Kennedy School Joint Degree Programs, and Director of the Harvard Project on Climate Agreements. Sort**Email:** [robert\_stavins@hks.harvard.edu](mailto:robert_stavins@hks.harvard.edu) **Tel:** 617-495-1820 **Office:** Littauer 306 **Assistant: Meredith Landry** **Email:** [Meredith\_Landry@hks.harvard.edu](mailto:Meredith_Landry@hks.harvard.edu) **Tel:** 617-496-8054 **Mailing Address:** Robert N. Stavins Harvard Kennedy School, Mailbox #11 79 John F. Kennedy Street Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 ## Publications Download 4 citations download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=ris) ### 2026 “[‘Film Review: Greg Swarz, Director. The Water of Life.’ Journal of Wine Economics 22(2026), Volume 22, Number 2.](/publication/film-review-greg-swarz-director-water-life-journal-wine-economics-222026-volume-22)”. *Journal of Wine Economics 22(2027)* 22, no. 2 (2026). “[‘Film Review: Greg Swarz, Director. The Water of Life.’ Journal of Wine Economics 22(2026), Volume 22, Number 2.](/publication/film-review-greg-swarz-director-water-life-journal-wine-economics-222026-volume-22)”. *Journal of Wine Economics 22(2027)* 22, no. 2 (2026). - [ picture\_as\_pdfgreg-swarz-director-the-w...](/sites/g/files/omnuum8111/files/2026-01/greg-swarz-director-the-water-of-life-produced-by-trevor-jones-distributed-by-indie-rights-2021-1-hour-28-minutes-available-on-amazon-prime-dollar299-httpswwwamazoncomwater-life-greg-w-swartzdpb0djwjq.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdfgreg-swarz-director-the-w...](/sites/g/files/omnuum8111/files/2026-01/greg-swarz-director-the-water-of-life-produced-by-trevor-jones-distributed-by-indie-rights-2021-1-hour-28-minutes-available-on-amazon-prime-dollar299-httpswwwamazoncomwater-life-greg-w-swartzdpb0djwjq.pdf) “[Stavins, Robert N. ‘Book Review: Bruce-Gardyne, Tom. The Story of Scotch Whisky: A Journey of Discovery into the World’s Noblest Spirit.’ Journal of Wine Economics 22(2027), Volume 22, Number 3.](/publication/stavins-robert-n-book-review-bruce-gardyne-tom-story-scotch-whisky-journey-discovery)”. *Journal of Wine Economics 22(2027)* 22, no. 2 (2026). “[Stavins, Robert N. ‘Book Review: Bruce-Gardyne, Tom. The Story of Scotch Whisky: A Journey of Discovery into the World’s Noblest Spirit.’ Journal of Wine Economics 22(2027), Volume 22, Number 3.](/publication/stavins-robert-n-book-review-bruce-gardyne-tom-story-scotch-whisky-journey-discovery)”. *Journal of Wine Economics 22(2027)* 22, no. 2 (2026). - [ picture\_as\_pdftom-bruce-gardyne-the-sto...](/sites/g/files/omnuum8111/files/2026-01/tom-bruce-gardyne-the-story-of-scotch-whiskya-journey-of-discovery-into-the-worlds-noblest-spirit-carlton-books-limited-2017-176-pp-isbn-978-1-78739-020-1-dollar2695.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdftom-bruce-gardyne-the-sto...](/sites/g/files/omnuum8111/files/2026-01/tom-bruce-gardyne-the-story-of-scotch-whiskya-journey-of-discovery-into-the-worlds-noblest-spirit-carlton-books-limited-2017-176-pp-isbn-978-1-78739-020-1-dollar2695.pdf) ### 2024 Stavins, Robert, and Gernot Wagner. “[Martin L. Weitzman](/publications/martin-l-weitzman)”. In *The Palgrave Companion to Harvard Economics*, edited by Robert A. Cord, 713-29. Heidelberg, Germany: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. Stavins, Robert, and Gernot Wagner. “[Martin L. Weitzman](/publications/martin-l-weitzman)”. In *The Palgrave Companion to Harvard Economics*, edited by Robert A. Cord, 713-29. Heidelberg, Germany: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. - [ picture\_as\_pdfweitzman\_chapter.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum8111/files/weitzman_chapter.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdfweitzman\_chapter.pdf](/sites/g/files/omnuum8111/files/weitzman_chapter.pdf) Stavins, Robert N. “[Reducing Global Methane Emissions: Report from a University-Wide Research Outreach Initiative](/publications/reducing-global-methane-emissions-report-university-wide-researchoutreach).” Stavins, Robert N. “[Reducing Global Methane Emissions: Report from a University-Wide Research Outreach Initiative](/publications/reducing-global-methane-emissions-report-university-wide-researchoutreach).” [ More arrow\_circle\_right ](/publications) ### My Blog: An Economic View of the Environment January 21, 2025 [What Trump’s Exit from the Paris Agreement Will Really Mean](https://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2025/01/21/what-trumps-exit-from-the-paris-agreement-will-really-mean/) ### Twitter [Follow Robert Stavins on Twitter](https://twitter.com/RobertStavins?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) ## Latest News [### Stavins Work cited in News Anyway Article ](/news/2025/12/stavins-work-cited-news-anyway-article) December 11, 2025 [### Stavins Quoted by Axios ](/news/2025/12/stavins-quoted-axios) December 02, 2025 [### Interview of Stavins in Newsweek ](/news/2025/11/interview-stavins-newsweek) November 26, 2025 [ More arrow\_circle\_right ](/news) ### Roles and Responsibilities A. 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Meyer Professor of Energy & Economic Development, Harvard Kennedy School Director, [Harvard Environmental Economics Program](http://heep.hks.harvard.edu) Director, [Harvard Project on Climate Agreements](http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/project/56/harvard_project_on_climate_agreements.html) Director of Graduate Studies for Ph.D. in [Public Policy,](http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/degrees/phd/ppol) and [Political Economy & Government](http://www.hks.harvard.edu/degrees/phd/peg) Co-Chair, [HKS/HBS Joint Degree Program](http://www.hks.harvard.edu/degrees/masters/joint-degrees/joint-degrees/hks-hbs-degree) Faculty Chair, Exec Ed Course [Climate Change & Energy: Policy Making for the Long Term](https://exed.hks.harvard.edu/Programs/cce/overview.aspx?utm_source=stavinscce&utm_medium=web&utm_term=callforapps&utm_campaign=cce) University Fellow, [Resources for the Future](http://www.rff.org/) Research Associate, [National Bureau of Economic Research](http://www.hks.harvard.edu/degrees/phd/peg) Co-Editor, [*The Journal of Wine Economics*](http://www.wine-economics.org/journal/) ### Conversations on Climate Change and Energy Policy [The Harvard Project on Climate Agreements is conducting a series of virtual forums](https://www.belfercenter.org/conversations-climate-change-and-energy-policy-virtual-forum-harvard-project-climate-agreements) addressing key issues in climate-change and related energy policy. Each forum will feature an expert guest and will be moderated by Robert Stavins, Director of the Harvard Project, or another Harvard faculty member. We hope you can join us! **Next Scheduled Event:** TBD **To access recordings and transcripts of past events, please go to the** [**HPCA Conversations Series**](https://www.belfercenter.org/conversations-climate-change-and-energy-policy-virtual-forum-harvard-project-climate-agreements) **webpage.**