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Energy and the Environment

At the intersection of physical sciences and policy, our researchers work to find solutions for hunger, environmental degradation, emerging energy markets and more.

Research Spotlight

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Governing Policy Experiments in Chinese Cities: Lessons on Effective Climate Mitigation

Case studies on Chinese cities indicates that political leadership is critical in achieving progress on decarbonization and that combining policy coherence with local priorities is key to maintaining climate priorities over the long-term.

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Reducing Emissions and Air Pollution from Informal Brick Kilns: Evidence from Bangladesh

Researchers offer data-backed interventions that can improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions in "zigzag” brick kilns in Bangladesh while also decreasing fuel costs and increasing brick quality.

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An example of a desalination plant in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.

Thinking Outside the Basin: Evaluating Israel’s Desalinated Climate Resilience Strategy

Israel’s experience demonstrates how inter-basin desalination transfers can strengthen water security and offer a replicable framework for other regions confronting climate-induced scarcity.

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Featured Scholars

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Jennifer Burney

Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

Deputy Director of the Center on Food Security and the Environment

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David Lobell

Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

Director, Center on Food Security and the Environment

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Rosamond Naylor

Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

William Wrigley Professor of Earth System Science

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Frank Wolak

Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

Director, Program on Energy and Sustainable Development

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Publications

Policy Briefs

Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation

National Academy Press, 2004

Journal Articles

African-American Grils' Dietary Intake While Watching Television

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Obesity Research, 2004

Journal Articles

An Unaddressed Issue of Agricultural Terrorism: A Case Study on Feed Security

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Journal of Animal Science, 2004

Journal Articles

An intelligent case-adjustment algorithm for the automated design of population-based quality auditing protocols

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Medinfo, 2004

Books

Perspective Paper on Financial Instability

Cambridge University Press, in "Global Crises, Global Solutions", 2004

Journal Articles

Relative Importance of Soil and Climate Variability for Nitrogen Management in Irrigated Wheat

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Field Crops Research, 2004

Books

Climate Change: Debating America's Policy Options

The Council on Foreign Relations, 2004

Journal Articles

Children's Food Consumption During Television Viewing

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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2004

Books

Realist Perspectives on Ethical Norms and Weapons of Mass Destruction

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Cambridge University Press in "Ethics and Weapons of Mass Destruction", 2004

Journal Articles

Hybrid Maize - A maize simulation model that combines two crop modeling approaches

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Field Crops Research, 2004

Journal Articles

Problem of Redundancy Problem: Why More Nuclear Security Forces May Produce Less Nuclear Security, The

Risk Analysis, 2004

Journal Articles

Using Climate Models to Improve Indonesian Food Security

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Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 2004

Journal Articles

The Hole in the Whole: Sovereignty, Shared Sovereignty, and International Law

Michigan Journal of International Law, 2004

Journal Articles

Health-related quality of life in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

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Chest, 2004

Working Papers

Guangdong Electric Power Market Reform: Options and Impact

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Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #33, 2004

Working Papers

IPP Investment in Turkey's Electric Power Industry

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Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #32, 2004

Journal Articles

Nuclear Proliferation Rings: New Challenges to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime

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International Security, 2004

Working Papers

South Asia and the Nuclear Future: Rethinking the Causes and Consequences of Nuclear Proliferation

CISAC, 2004

Books

Dams and Development: Transnational Struggles For Water and Power

Cornell University Press, 2004

Working Papers

Geopolitics of Gas: Executive Summary, The

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Working Papers

Global Standards; Global Growth?

CDDRL Working Papers, 2004

Working Papers

Polish Electricity Market Investment Context, The

Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #31, 2004

Working Papers

A Theory of Endogenous Institutional Change

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CDDRL Working Papers, 2004

Working Papers

Identity, Social Distance, and Palestinian Support for the Roadmap

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CDDRL Working Papers, 2004

Policy Briefs

A New Currency: Climate Change and Carbon Credits

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Harvard International Review, 2004