Beyond dark money: Information subsidies and complex networks of opposition to offshore wind on the U.S. East Coast

Executive Summary Business associations are among the most frequent opponents of climate and energy policy across state legislatures. We...

Business groups and fossil fuel producers were strongly opposed to environmental groups. Organized labor, comprising workers from both fossi

Despite lacking state incentives for renewable energy, Nebraska’s historic reliance on coal-fired power plants is beginning to give way...

Though Colorado has passed some strongly pro-environmental policies, decarbonization and greenhouse gas reductions are still contentious...

Wisconsin has a contentious history of increasing renewable energy generation through legislation. After Republicans took over the...

Database of over 13 million positions shows how organizations attempt to influence state bills

For the world to act on climate change, it is urgent that the United States develop fair and effective energy policies. To do so,...

The Climate and Development Lab at Brown University is researching the influence that different groups exert on climate change and clean...

Today, we released "Against the Wind: A Map of the Anti-Offshore Wind Network in the Eastern United States," which provides an...

A team of students in the Climate and Development Lab in the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society has undertaken a review of...

The Climate and Development Lab at Brown University, USA, teamed up with the International Centre for Climate Change and Development in...

After a year defined by wildfires, flooding, hurricanes, and many dire climate projections, and an underwhelming global COP 26 summit...

Can State PUCs Lead in the Clean Energy Transition? Lessons From Six States By Cole Triedman, Eve Lukens-Day, Amanda Hinh, and Noah...

Image Credit: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call Chamber of Obstruction: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Shifting Discourses on Climate Change,...

A new report from a CDL research team, in conjunction with the Climate Social Science Network (CSSN) and the Institute at Brown for...

American Utilities and the Climate Change Countermovement: An Industry In Flux. A report by Cole Triedman, Andrew Javens, Jessie...

The CDL Shifts: Climate and Energy Influence Networks in the United States By Timmons Roberts, Director, and the Climate and Development...