We are re-sharing an older post published by the CDL from 2018. This work outlines direct ties and coalitions of climate denialist networks.| Climate and Development Lab
Beyond dark money: Information subsidies and complex networks of opposition to offshore wind on the U.S. East Coast| Climate and Development Lab
Executive Summary Business associations are among the most frequent opponents of climate and energy policy across state legislatures. We...| Climate and Development Lab
Business groups and fossil fuel producers were strongly opposed to environmental groups. Organized labor, comprising workers from both fossi| Climate and Development Lab
Despite lacking state incentives for renewable energy, Nebraska’s historic reliance on coal-fired power plants is beginning to give way...| Climate and Development Lab
Though Colorado has passed some strongly pro-environmental policies, decarbonization and greenhouse gas reductions are still contentious...| Climate and Development Lab
Wisconsin has a contentious history of increasing renewable energy generation through legislation. After Republicans took over the...| Climate and Development Lab
Database of over 13 million positions shows how organizations attempt to influence state bills| Climate and Development Lab
For the world to act on climate change, it is urgent that the United States develop fair and effective energy policies. To do so,...| Climate and Development Lab
The Climate and Development Lab at Brown University is researching the influence that different groups exert on climate change and clean...| Climate and Development Lab
A team of students in the Climate and Development Lab in the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society has undertaken a review of...| Climate and Development Lab
The Climate and Development Lab at Brown University, USA, teamed up with the International Centre for Climate Change and Development in...| Climate and Development Lab
After a year defined by wildfires, flooding, hurricanes, and many dire climate projections, and an underwhelming global COP 26 summit...| Climate and Development Lab
Can State PUCs Lead in the Clean Energy Transition? Lessons From Six States By Cole Triedman, Eve Lukens-Day, Amanda Hinh, and Noah...| Climate and Development Lab
Image Credit: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call Chamber of Obstruction: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Shifting Discourses on Climate Change,...| Climate and Development Lab
A new report from a CDL research team, in conjunction with the Climate Social Science Network (CSSN) and the Institute at Brown for...| Climate and Development Lab
American Utilities and the Climate Change Countermovement: An Industry In Flux. A report by Cole Triedman, Andrew Javens, Jessie...| Climate and Development Lab
The CDL Shifts: Climate and Energy Influence Networks in the United StatesBy Timmons Roberts, Director, and the Climate and Development Lab While at the United Nations climate change negotiations in Bonn, Germany in November 2017, the Brown University Climate and Development Lab realized that the struggle for climate change action would have to be addressed at home first. President Trump had announced earlier in the year that the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement, a climate d| CDL
Today we released a new CDL report: “Legal Entanglements: Mapping Connections of Anti-Offshore Wind Groups and their Lawyers in the Eastern United States,” a deep look into litigation efforts against offshore wind in the Northeast.| CDL
Today, we released "Against the Wind: A Map of the Anti-Offshore Wind Network in the Eastern United States," which provides an unparalleled window into how fossil fuel interests are working with climate denial think tanks and community groups to obstruct offshore wind projects. These community groups have made national headlines for their opposition to projects in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. They appear to be new organizations that operate organically and independently, but they| CDL
