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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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Economic Policy Challenges Facing California's Next Governor: Electricity Policy Reform

Because Californians are likely to want to continue to lead the energy transition, the relevant policy design question is: How can the state achieve these low-carbon energy goals in a more cost- effective manner?

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Climate Change is Increasing the Risk of Extreme Autumn Wildfire Conditions Across California

The climate model analyses presented here suggest that continued climate change will further amplify the number of days with extreme fire weather by the end of this century, though a pathway consistent with the UN Paris commitments would substantially curb that increase.

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Sight for Sorghums: Comparisons of Satellite- and Ground-Based Sorghum Yield Estimates in Mali

Leveraging a survey experiment in Mali, this study uses plot-level sorghum yield estimates, based on farmer reporting and crop cutting, to construct and evaluate estimates from three satellite-based sensors.

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Featured Scholars

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Ertharin Cousin

Visiting Scholar at 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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Upcoming Events

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Publications

Working Papers

AIDS, Reversal of the Demographic Transition and Economic Development: Evidence from Africa

CDDRL Working Papers, 2005

Working Papers

Enabling ICT for Rural India

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Shorenstein APARC/National Informatics Centre, 2005

Working Papers

Private Power Production in Mexico: A Country Study

Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #47, 2005

Working Papers

IPP Investment Experience in Argentina, The

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Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #44, 2005

Journal Articles

Helicobacter pylori Infection in Different Generations of Hispanics in the San Francisco Bay Area

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American Journal of Epidemiology, 2005

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Adherence to Medication

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New England Journal of Medicine, 2005

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Functional magnetic resonance imaging of reward prediction

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Current Opinion in Neurology, 2005

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An Empirical Assessment of High Performing Physician Organizations: Results from a National Study

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Med Care Res Rev, 2005

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Security, Community, and Democracy in Southeast Asia: Analyzing ASEAN

Japanese Journal of Political Science, 2005

Working Papers

Geopolitics of Natural Gas Project Summary: Insights to 2040

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Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #36, 2005

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Health insurance and the obesity externality

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NBER Working Paper, 2005

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Resources and the Information Problem in Rebel Recruitment

Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2005

Working Papers

Independent Power Producers in Thailand

Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #51, 2005

Journal Articles

Global Consequences of Land Use

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Science, 2005

Journal Articles

Millennium Assessment of Human Behavior

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Science, 2005

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Analyzing a Bioterror Attack on the Food Supply: The Case of Botulinum Toxin in Milk

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2005

Books

Revolving Gridlock: Politics And Policy from Jimmy Carter to George W. Bush (Transforming American Politics)

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Westview Press, 2005

Journal Articles

Health Care Expenditures Reexamined

Annals of Internal Medicine, 2005

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Health-related quality of life in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review

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Thorax, 2005

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Cultivated Land Conversion and Potential Agricultural Productivity in China

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Land Use Policy, 2005

Working Papers

Natural Gas Sector Reform in India: Case Study of a Hybrid Market Design

Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #43, 2005

Working Papers

China's Electric Power Market: The Rise and Fall of IPPs

Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #45, 2005

Journal Articles

Intergenerational Health Disparities: Socioeconomic Status, Women's Health Conditions, and Child Behavior Problems

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Public Health Reports, 2005

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Preliminary evaluation of a visual analog function scale for use in rheumatoid arthritis

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Journal of Rheumatology, 2005

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Addressing State Failure

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Foreign Affairs, 2005