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Read about Johan Eckdah'ls study on the affects of hotter Western wildfires published in the New York Times.Read more about Dr. Johan Eckdahl on Soil, Fungi, and the Future of Fire-Scarred Forests

On April 9, the Energy and Resources Group welcomed Professor Isha Ray as the keynote speaker for the 32nd Annual Lecture on Energy and the Environment.Read more about ERG Annual Lecture 2026 featuring Isha Ray

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an organization that produces authoritative scientific assessments on climate change to enforce and create global policies, has selected ERG PhD and associate adjunct professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management...Read more about ERG's Patrick Gonzalez selected for IPCC climate change assessment

A new study led by Duncan Callaway, professor and chair of the Energy and Resources Group (ERG), and Amol Phadke, an affiliate and senior scientist at the Goldman School of Public Policy, shows that if we were to replace transmission lines with more advanced composite-core materials, not only could...Read more about Advanced conductors provide path for grid expansion

ERG alum Dr. Zeke Hausfather's article "We Study Climate Change. We Can't Explain What We're Seeing" makes the New York Times!Read more about ERG alum Zeke Hausfather in the New York Times

ERG alum Dr. Malini Ranganathan, Associate Professor at American University, recently took time to speak with us about her new award winning book, Corruption Plots: Stories, Ethics and Publics of the Late Capitalist City, and the ways ERG has shaped her work.Read more about Malini Ranganathan’s “Corruption Plots: Stories, Ethics and Publics of the Late Capitalist City” wins Anthony Leeds Book Prize

Research in partnership with 25 informal settlements in Kampala shows that grid connections deliver electricity of variable and inequitable affordability, safety, and reliability.Read more about Beyond connections: The uneven realities of electricity access in African cities

Join us for ERG’s 31st Annual Lecture on Energy and the Environment, where Mary D. Nichols will be conversing with Carla J. Peterman in an engaging discussion about their careers, their insights, and how we as people who care about a sustainable environment and a just society maintain our values...Read more about Staying the Course on Climate: Navigating Uncertainty with Energy and Optimism