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Lessons for Modernizing Energy Access Finance, Part 1: What the Electrification Experiences of Seven Countries Tell Us about the Future of Connection Costs, Subsidies, and Integrated Planning
(2020-05-01)Countries facing electricity access challenges today have more options and potential electrification pathways than ever before. Technology developments in distributed renewable electricity systems, monitoring and payment ... -
Engraved: A Family Forensics
(2023-02-09)An essay I wrote and drew for the Society for Cultural Anthropology's Visual and New Media Review, as part of a series of responses to Writing with Light Magazine's Issue No. 1: Photography & Forensics. It's about my Grandfather, ... -
Rural Investment: Building a Natural Climate Solutions Policy Agenda that Works for Rural America and the Climate
(2020-06-03)Rural America—particularly its farms, ranches, and forests—is vital to solving climate change. Forests absorb the equivalent of 11–15 percent of U.S. greenhouse gases (GHGs) while agriculture accounts for about 9 percent ... -
Climate Change Is Here, but Who Is Paying for It?
(2020-06-24)In an era of increased political polarization and decreased confidence in national institutions, many bold initiatives have stalled or met an untimely end. This abdication of federal responsibility is no more evident than ... -
Federal Grants to States: Opportunities for Climate Change Assessment, Planning, Programs, and Information Exchange
(2020-06-24)The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical relationship between the federal and state governments’ response to nationwide crisis. More than anything else, the ability of state leaders to respond ably and nimbly to ... -
Mapping Ecosystem Services for the Southeast United States: Conservation and Restoration Priorities for Water Purification
(2020-08-04)This methods brief focuses on water purification by natural land cover, which removes non-point-source pollutants from runoff water before they reach waterways. This analysis maps natural land cover within the likely flowpaths ... -
Continuous Artificial Intelligence Video Monitoring of ICU Patient Activity for Detecting Sedation, Delirium and Agitation
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2020 Aspen-Nicholas Water Forum Water Affordability and Equity Briefing Document
(2020-08-12)The importance of water and sanitation for public health is once again visible and may change the trajectory of the water sector moving forward. Given that water is essential for public health, what must be done to ensure ... -
Addressing Financial Sustainability of Drinking Water Systems with Declining Populations: Lessons from Pennsylvania
(2020-10-01)Many cities across the United States have declined in population over recent decades, creating numerous challenges to providing safe drinking water to their residents. Such “shrinking cities” are particularly prevalent in ... -
Lessons for Modernizing Energy Access Finance, Part 2—Balancing Competition and Subsidy: Assessing Mini-Grid Incentive Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2020-12-15)Rapid technology development and falling hardware costs have made mini-grids a potentially game-changing platform for enabling universal electrification. With the capacity to power commercial and industrial loads and provide ... -
2022 ALA-CORE National Binding Survey: Report of Findings
(2023-02-01)The American Library Association (ALA) Core Preservation Administration Interest Group (PAIG) held a Symposium on the Future of Library Binding1 in 2022. Following the symposium, the ALA Core Library Binding Practices ... -
Power Sector Carbon Reduction: An Evaluation of Policies for North Carolina
(2021-03-09)Well-designed clean energy policies can accelerate pollution reduction, make change more affordable for state residents and business, and stimulate job growth. For this reason, the North Carolina Clean Energy Plan—developed ... -
Life Cycle Assessment and Carbon Offset Potential for Cultured Milk Protein
(2021-03-18)Cultured milk proteins are proteins manufactured in a lab through fermentation rather than from traditional animal farming methods. These proteins are identical to those found in milk (casein and whey), but are created using ... -
GEMS Phase II Report: Coastal Restoration
(2021-07-16)Billions of dollars will be spent on large-scale restoration of Gulf ecosystems over the coming decades, but there is currently no shared platform to guide assessment and reporting of restoration progress and effectiveness ... -
Federal-State Partnerships: Tackling Climate through Infrastructure
(2021-09-22)From January–July 2021, The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions (NI) and the Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE) conducted a series of conversations with state leaders and have identified several specific ... -
Building a Common Approach: Global Infrastructure Standards
(2022-06-21)Well-planned, -designed, and -built infrastructure projects are critically needed to improve economic productivity, transition to a low-carbon economy, mitigate environmental risks, and promote human rights and social inclusion. ... -
A Closer Look at RGGI and Grid Reliability
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Tracking the Benefits of Natural & Working Lands in the United States: Dataset Evaluation and Readiness Assessment
(2022-03-16)Natural and working lands (NWL) in the United States provide many benefits, including food, climate mitigation, recreational opportunities, jobs, and many more. There is currently no coordinated approach in the United States ... -
Sensitivity Analysis of Using Municipal Boundaries as a Proxy for Service Area Boundaries When Calculating Water Affordability Metrics
(2022-03-18)Water is essential for life, and yet one of the nation’s most pressing water challenges has become ensuring that water services are affordable for households and communities. While there has been growing attention and concern ... -
Uncommitted State Revolving Funds
(2022-03-21)States and the federal government invest in water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure by providing subsidized loans and other financial assistance through State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs. The funds are capitalized ...
