Hal Harvey

Writing In 2020, Harvey was one of the people who wrote on the topic of the one thing to do right now to help fix America for The New York Times Dealbook as part of their annual event.

Harvey has also written opinion articles in The New York Times with Justin Gillis, who is a consultant and author and covered environmental science with a special focus on climate change at The New York Times for about a decade.

Harvey and Gillis wrote in Grist about the need for citizens to become "climate citizens" rather than being just "climate-conscious consumers." They note that advocacy by millions of citizens in school boards, energy utilities, and local government will help America make the clean energy transition that is needed, and to meet the emissions reductions pledge made by the Biden Administration.

Harvey wrote in Forbes magazine about how California can play a leading role in electric vehicles despite the Trump Administration's stated desire to reverse various Obama Administration climate policies and regulations.

Books/Publications Harvey and Gillis are co-authors of the book The Big Fix: Seven Practical Steps to Save Our Planet. In an excerpt from the book in Popular Science magazine, Harvey and Gillis note how wind energy was a serious idea even in the 1920s. Stephen Markley has recommended The Big Fix to people who want to know what they can do about climate change.

Harvey is a co-author with Paul Brest of the book Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy published by Stanford University Press.

Harvey is a co-author of the book Designing Climate Solutions A Policy Guide for Low-Carbon Energy. The other co-authors of the book are Robbie Orvis of Energy Innovation and Jeffrey Rissman, also of Energy Innovation.

Awards and recognitions Harvey received the Heinz Award in 2016 in the environment category. These awards were instituted in 1993 by Teresa Heinz of the Heinz Family Foundations.

Harvey is a recipient of the Haagen-Smit Award for 2018 in the policy category. The awards are given annually by the government of California's Air Resources Board in various categories since 2001.