Climate and Clean Energy Lobbying in Nebraska
Despite lacking state incentives for renewable energy, Nebraska’s historic reliance on coal-fired power plants is beginning to give way...
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- Aug 8
Climate and Clean Energy Lobbying in Colorado
Though Colorado has passed some strongly pro-environmental policies, decarbonization and greenhouse gas reductions are still contentious...
- Mar 21
Climate and Clean Energy Lobbying in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has a contentious history of increasing renewable energy generation through legislation. After Republicans took over the...
- Mar 13
NEW WEBSITE ALLOWS USERS TO TRACK LOBBYING INFLUENCE ACROSS 17 STATES
Database of over 13 million positions shows how organizations attempt to influence state bills
- Feb 29
New Brown University Study finds Pervasive Disinformation in Congress about Offshore Wind
For the world to act on climate change, it is urgent that the United States develop fair and effective energy policies. To do so,...
- Dec 12, 2023
Climate and Clean Energy Lobbying in Iowa
The Climate and Development Lab at Brown University is researching the influence that different groups exert on climate change and clean...
- Dec 12, 2023
Against the Wind: A Map of the Anti-Offshore Wind Network in the Eastern United States
Today, we released "Against the Wind: A Map of the Anti-Offshore Wind Network in the Eastern United States," which provides an...
- Apr 10, 2023
Discourses of Climate Delay in the Campaign Against Offshore Wind: A Case Study from Rhode Island
A team of students in the Climate and Development Lab in the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society has undertaken a review of...
- Oct 20, 2022
The CDL Field Guide To Obstruction of Loss and Damage Finance in the UNFCCC Negotiations
The Climate and Development Lab at Brown University, USA, teamed up with the International Centre for Climate Change and Development in...
- Dec 8, 2021
Who’s Holding Back Progress on Climate Solutions in the Connecticut Legislature?
After a year defined by wildfires, flooding, hurricanes, and many dire climate projections, and an underwhelming global COP 26 summit...
- Oct 28, 2021
New CDL Report: Can State PUCs Lead in the Clean Energy Transition?
Can State PUCs Lead in the Clean Energy Transition? Lessons From Six States By Cole Triedman, Eve Lukens-Day, Amanda Hinh, and Noah...
- Jun 29, 2021
New CDL Report: Chamber of Obstruction
Image Credit: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call Chamber of Obstruction: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Shifting Discourses on Climate Change,...
- Jan 30, 2021
New CDL Report: Who's Delaying Climate Action in Massachusetts
A new report from a CDL research team, in conjunction with the Climate Social Science Network (CSSN) and the Institute at Brown for...
- Dec 11, 2019
73-page CDL report shows decades of policy interference, unambitious climate plans, by 10 utilities
American Utilities and the Climate Change Countermovement: An Industry In Flux. A report by Cole Triedman, Andrew Javens, Jessie...
- Dec 3, 2019
Brown Climate and Development Lab brings new wave of climate change countermovement research to DC
The CDL Shifts: Climate and Energy Influence Networks in the United States By Timmons Roberts, Director, and the Climate and Development...
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