Energy and the Environment

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

Landscape aerial view of Haikou City, China.

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.

A worker stands in the foreground of a brick kiln in Bangladesh under a heavily polluted sky.

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.

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.

Featured Scholars

https://fse.fsi.stanford.edu/people/jennifer_burney

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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https://fse.fsi.stanford.edu/people/david_lobell

David Lobell

Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

Director, Center on Food Security and the Environment

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https://fse.fsi.stanford.edu/people/rosamond_l_naylor

Rosamond Naylor

Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

William Wrigley Professor of Earth System Science

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https://pesd.fsi.stanford.edu/people/frank_wolak

Frank Wolak

Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

Director, Program on Energy and Sustainable Development

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Publications

Commentary

Carbon in the classroom: Lessons from a simulation of California’s electricity market under a stringent cap and trade system

The Electricity Journal, 2013

Journal Articles

Energy and the Environment

Research Spotlight

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

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