Focus on Finance: A Metropolis in the Desert

January 31st, 2014 - Greg Ellingson

Neal Young from the City of Phoenix talks about sustainable growth, transportation, solar energy, budgeting, and pensions in the nation’s Sunbelt. More »

Enduring the Heat: Could residential air conditioning mitigate the danger of global climate change?

January 21st, 2014 - Yu Xu

From the US experience, the adoption of residential air conditioning appears to be a promising way to reduce heat-related mortality rates in developing countries. More »

Are Large Cities More Pollution Efficient?

January 14th, 2014 - Mattie Prodanovic

New research explores how population size relates to CO2 emissions efficiency. More »

If You Can’t Stand the Heat, Design a Better Study: Insights into Residential Energy Conservation

December 19th, 2013 - Greg Gillette

Carefully designed randomized trials could help to assess which low-cost efficiency measures have the most notable effect on heating related energy consumption. More »

Ethanol’s Mixed Benefits and Crippling Costs

December 18th, 2013 - Greg Ellingson

New research suggests corn ethanol mandates are having minimal success in achieving their goals while contributing to massive increases in food prices in the United States and across the world. More »

Growing Partnerships: Public Gardens Are Helping Cities Address Urban Challenges

December 10th, 2013 - Corey Chan

A new study examines the role that public garden partnerships can play during times of urban scarcity. More »

Why We’ll Need More Than Just Inhalers if Climate Change and Air Pollution Persist

November 22nd, 2013 - Jenny Gai

A large, multi-country study in Europe demonstrates a synergistic relationship between climate change and air pollution and their negative effects on respiratory health. More »

Short-Circuiting: Budgeting Instability Reduces Alternative Energy Innovation

November 1st, 2013 - Greg Ellingson

Instability in federal alternative energy investment is shown to reduce innovation in the sector. More »

Your Mother-in-Law Should Take the “El” and Other Insights Into the Value of Public Transportation

October 18th, 2013 - Jeremy Klavans

The public benefits of mass transit resulting from a reduction in traffic alone outweigh the cost of public investment in infrastructure in the LA metropolitan area. More »