This report discusses recommendations for grid operator climate change planning.
Justin Gundlach and Romany WebbFebruary 20, 2018
This article examines how the definitions of resilience adopted by the public health and electricity communities can, but do not necessarily, converge in responses to electricity outages so severe that they affect the operation of critical infrastructure, such as wastewater treatment and drinking water facilities, hospitals, and cooling centers. The…
Justin GundlachFebruary 1, 2018
This article identifies barriers to an integrated approach to the ESA's Section 7 Consultation requirement and characterizes a set of strategies for overcoming its rigidity that may have broader applicability.
J.B. Ruhl and OthersDecember 1, 2017
Starting with the insight that much of the resistance to climate mitigation is grounded in concern about the role of government, this book draws on law, policy, social science, and climate science to demonstrate how private initiatives are already bypassing government inaction in the U.S. and around the world and…
Michael Vandenbergh and Jonathan GilliganDecember 1, 2017
This essay discusses how NEPA, the ESA and other procedrual environmental laws have become inapplicable "at the borders" by recounting the legal context of the Keystone pipeline and border wall.
J.B. RuhlNovember 17, 2017
This article argues that household behavior matters for deep decarbonization and laws, policies, and programs that target behavioral change can be employed to facilitate decarbonization
Michael Vandenbergh and Paul SternNovember 1, 2017
This article argues that an exclusive focus on public governance and advocacy will miss opportunities to affect large aspects of the modern regulatory landscape and suggests that private advocacy and private governance will play a growing role in environmental law and policy as the federal role in environmental protection shrinks.
Michael Vandenbergh and Ben RakerSeptember 1, 2017
This book chapter examines how people's common misperceptions of the environmental impact of energy and water use behaviors influence behavioral choices and environmental outcomes, concluding that correcting these misperceptions could be an integral part of a successful strategy to reduce consumption.
Alexander Maki, Amanda Carrico and Michael VandenberghAugust 1, 2017
This article argues that to meet Paris goals, more than just government action will be needed because of the "Paris gap," the difference between the goals of Paris and what the agreement will actually achieve over the next decade, and so private actors will need to take action as well.
Michael VandenberghJune 21, 2017