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Guidelines for Decarbonizing Industry in Time to Meet Global Climate Goals

Reports by Chris Bataille, Seton Stiebert, Dr. Francis Li + 1 more • April 09, 2026

Assessing US Government Efforts to Support Fossil Fuel–Reliant Communities

The decline of domestic fossil fuel production in the United States poses serious economic risks for communities that rely on fossil fuel industries for jobs and public revenues. Many of these communities lack the resources and capacity to manage those risks on their own. The absence of viable economic strategies for affected regions is a barrier to building the broad, durable coalitions needed for an equitable national transition to cleaner energy sources.

Reports by Noah Kaufman • February 05, 2026

Assessing US Government Efforts to Support Fossil Fuel–Reliant Communities

Finance & Economics

Climate Ambition and Electricity Affordability: Lessons from Connecticut

Reports by Noah Kaufman • November 20, 2025

Energy for Development

Community Insights on Weather-Induced Energy Insecurity: A Case Study of Extreme Heat and Power Outages in North Lawndale, Chicago

This report explores how residents of North Lawndale, a predominantly Black and historically under-resourced neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side, experience the compounded effects of heat waves and power outages.

Reports by Qëndresa Krasniqi, Helen Yibrah, Rachel Scheu + 2 more • July 10, 2025

Community Insights on Weather-Induced Energy Insecurity: A Case Study of Extreme Heat and Power Outages in North Lawndale, Chicago

Critical Minerals

Five Key Decisions to Revitalize US Critical Mineral Stockpiles

The report outlines five foundational choices if a stockpiling strategy is adopted, as bipartisan support suggests is possible.

Reports by Tom Moerenhout, Cina Vazir & Irina Patrahau • July 09, 2025

Five Key Decisions to Revitalize US Critical Mineral Stockpiles

Finance & Economics

A Roadmap to Catalyze Methane Abatement in the Oil and Gas Sector Using Debt Financing

Human-caused methane emissions have contributed to at least one quarter of global warming since the preindustrial era. Since methane is 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide (CO2) in trapping heat over the first two decades after its release, abating methane is considered a critical near-term strategy for reducing emissions.[

Reports by Luisa Palacios, Gautam Jain & Preetha Jenarthan • June 30, 2025

A Roadmap to Catalyze Methane Abatement in the Oil and Gas Sector Using Debt Financing

Critical Minerals

Assessing the Policy Ecosystems and Scaling Pathways of Direct Lithium Extraction

Lithium plays a critical role in the global energy transition. It is the core ingredient of lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs) and are used in stationary energy storage systems.

Reports by Milo McBride, Tom Moerenhout, Diego Rivera Rivota + 1 more • May 19, 2025

Assessing the Policy Ecosystems and Scaling Pathways of Direct Lithium Extraction

Finance & Economics

Constraining the Choice Set: Oklahoma’s Limited Approach to Building Economic Resilience

The report presents insights on Oklahoma’s economic resilience strategies, relevant policies, and proposed program enhancements based on a set of interviews with key stakeholders.

Reports with Noah Kaufman • Resources for the Future • May 13, 2025

Nuclear Energy

Improving the Efficiency of NRC Power Reactor Licensing: Environmental Reviews

Reports by Matt Bowen & Rama T. Ponangi • January 27, 2025

Finance & Economics

Economic Performance in US Fossil Fuel Communities

Rapidly reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels to address the severe threats of climate change requires economic transformations that pose challenges for regions heavily dependent on coal, oil, natural gas, or other carbon-intensive industries.

Reports by Noah Kaufman, Ariane Desrosiers & Sarah Doctor • December 05, 2024

Economic Performance in US Fossil Fuel Communities

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