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Samuel F. Baldwin

2001

The PCAST Energy Studies: Toward a National Consensus on Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment Policy

Journal Article, Annual Review of Energy and the Environment, volume 26

By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program and Samuel F. Baldwin

During the period 1995-1999, the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) produced three major energy studies, at President Clinton's request. The PCAST energy studies demonstrate the possibility of forging consensus around key energy issues and provide a foundation on which, it is hoped, the continuing pursuit of a coherent national policy on energy innovation will be able to build.

Michele Betsill

September, 2000

"Localizing Global Climate Change: Controlling Greenhouse Gas Emissions in U.S. Cities"

Discussion Paper

By Michele Betsill, Former Research Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program, 1999-2000

Jeffrey Bielicki

Kristian Vinkenes

December 5, 2006

"Industrial Organization and the Prospects for Carbon Capture and Storage in Deep Sea Sediment"

Presentation

By Jeffrey Bielicki, Former Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group, 2006–2009

Joshua Busby

2004

"The Security Implications of Climate Change for the UN System"

Report Chapter

By Nigel Purvis and Joshua Busby, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2004-2005

This short paper explores the security implications of climate change, focusing on the impacts on developing countries, particularly weak states. Security risks related to climate change will not be evenly distributed globally and will affect some kinds of governments more than others. While local and regional consequences of climate change remain very difficult to predict, three types of nations seem particularly vulnerable to the security risks of climate change: least-developed nations, weak states, and undemocratic states. Poor developing countries are the perhaps the most likely to suffer from climate change. These states lack the economic, governance, or technical capabilities to adapt to climate change. Failed and failing states—those with weak institutions of government, poor control over their borders, repressed populations, or marginal economies—stand a higher risk of being destabilized by climate change. The paper recommends a renewed emphasis on risk reduction and disaster preparedness with early warning systems that integrate meteorological risk with political risk.

David Cash

February 1, 2003

Foy Upgrades Environment for Conservation, Economy

Op-Ed, Boston Herald

By David Cash, Former Research Associate, 1997-2000; Former Research Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program, 2000-2001

November 15, 2001

"From Science to Policy: Assessing the Assessment Process"

Working Paper

By William Clark, Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy, and Human Development; Co-director, Sustainability Science Program; Faculty Chair, ENRP; and David Cash, Former Research Associate, 1997-2000; Former Research Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program, 2000-2001

September, 2000

"'In Order to Aid in Diffusing Useful and Practical Information...': Cross-scale Boundary Organizations and Agricultural Extension"

Discussion Paper

By David Cash, Former Research Associate, 1997-2000; Former Research Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program, 2000-2001

September, 2000

"Assessing Vulnerability to Global Environmental Risks"

Discussion Paper

By Robert Corell, Former Senior Research Fellow, Global Environment Assessment Project/Environment and Natural Resources Program, 2000-2003, William Clark, Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy, and Human Development; Co-director, Sustainability Science Program; Faculty Chair, ENRP;, David Cash, Former Research Associate, 1997-2000; Former Research Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program, 2000-2001, Edward Parson, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Former Senior Research Associate, Environment and Natural Resources Program, 1990-1992, J. Michael Hall, Former Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program and Nancy Dickson, Former Associate Director, Global Environmental Assessment Project; Executive Director, Research and Assessment Systems for Sustainability

June, 2000

"Distributed Assessment Systems: An Emerging Paradigm of Research, Assessment and Decision-making for Environmental Change"

Discussion Paper

By David Cash, Former Research Associate, 1997-2000; Former Research Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program, 2000-2001

April, 2000

"Report of the Workshop on Boundary Organizations in Environmental Policy and Science"

Discussion Paper

By Susi Moser, Former Research Fellow, Global Environmental Assessment Project/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 1997-1999, Clark Miller, Former Research Fellow, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program; Former Collaborating Faculty Member, Global Environmental Assessment Project, 1995-1999, William Clark, Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy, and Human Development; Co-director, Sustainability Science Program; Faculty Chair, ENRP; and David Cash, Former Research Associate, 1997-2000; Former Research Fellow, Environment and Natural Resources Program, 2000-2001

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