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Working Papers

Dynamics of Climate Change Belief in Rural and Wind Turbine Communities

December 1, 2018
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Rio Mizuno**
As the most suitable sites for wind energy development, rural areas are integral to the growth of the renewable energy sector in the U.S. A crucial aspect of siting decisions lies in the opinions of the local community, for which environmental...
IEEP

Findings from the Fall 2018 NSEE

November 1, 2018
The National Surveys on Energy and Environment (NSEE) is an on-going biannual national opinion survey on energy and climate policy from University of Michigan and Muhlenberg...
IEEP

Federalism and California’s Role in Vehicle Emissions Standards

July 1, 2018
This paper and its analyses were commissioned in order to support a paper written by Barry G. Rabe for the Academy of Arts and Sciences Project on Durability and Adaptability in Energy Policy entitled “Leveraged Federalism and the Clean Air Act: The...
Student Working Papers

Framing Local Parking Restrictions as Climate Change Mitigation Policies

June 1, 2018
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Ian McKenny
Local policies aimed at reducing the emissions that contribute to climate change are growing in popularity in the United States, but progress on reducing vehicle emissions remains incremental. Cities are slowly shifting away from zoning policies...
Student Working Papers

The Role of National and State Actors in the Cape Town Water Crisis

June 1, 2018
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Grant Rivas
A combination of rapid population growth, lack of proactive water management policy, and prolonged drought have put Cape Town, South Africa on the verge of becoming the first major, global city to effectively run out of water, a crisis projected to...