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

Journal Articles

Crisis in Bureaucracy: Homeland Security and the Political Design of Legal Mandates

Stanford Law Review, 2006

Journal Articles

National Security Consequences of U.S. Oil Dependency

Council on Foreign Relations, 2006

Working Papers

Reforming Intellectual Property Rights, Bio-safety Management and the Bt Cotton Seed Industry in China: Who Benefits from Policy Reform?

2006

Journal Articles

Preventing the Importation of Illicit Nuclear Materials in Shipping Containers

Risk Analysis, 2006

Working Papers

IPP Study Case Selection and Project Outcomes: An Additional Note

Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #59, 2006

Books

U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy: Confronting Today's Threats

Brookings Institution Press and CISAC, 2006

Working Papers

Producing and Procuring Horticultural Crops with Chinese Characteristics: A Case Study in the Greater Beijing Area

2006

Journal Articles

Offshore Aquaculture Legislation

Science, 2006

Journal Articles

Reducing the Risk of an Accidental Launch

Science and Global Security, 2006

Working Papers

The Development, Challenges and Management of Ground Water in Rural China

Chapter in The Development, Challenges and Management of Groundwater in Rural China. Groundwater in Developing World Agriculture: Past, Present and Options for a Sustainable Future, Edited by Mark Giordano and Tushaar Shah, International Water Manage, 2006

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