Response to Nature Climate Change Study, 'Favorability Towards Natural Gas Relates to Funding Source of University Energy Centers' - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA

This response reflects the authors’ understanding of key points made in the course of the discussion. It does not necessarily represent the views of the Center on Global Energy Policy. The summary may be subject to further revision.

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EDITORIAL NOTE: The below working papers and supporting analysis were developed in response to an article published in Nature Climate Change by SIPA Professor Doug Almond along with Xinming Du and Anna Papp, “Favorability towards natural gas relates to funding source of university energy centers.”

As of September 2025, the document titled, “9.17.25 Funding Sources and Research Conclusions” is available on SSRN, which finds that the Almond et al. analysis does not support the conclusion that CGEP’s research is influenced by its funding. The published article can be found below:

9.17.25 Funding Sources and Research Conclusions

Other articles on this topic, including, “2.18.25 Comments on Almond et al. Favorability towards natural gas relates to funding source of university energy centers” which was submitted to Nature Climate Change, can be found below: