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ENERGY: The Case for an Academic Curriculum

By: Paul Bubbosh, CESP Faculty Associate

In Richard Andrews’ seminal work on the history of U.S. environmental policy, he states that “no sector of human activity impacts the environment more pervasively than the production and use of energy.”1 I would venture a step further.

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United Nations COP26: Challenges and Advantages of Leapfrogging in Africa

By: Joshua Hurlburt, Center for Energy Science and Policy Graduate Student Fellow

My time in Glasgow attending the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP26) was an eye-opening experience.

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Energy Information Administration: Changes and Challenges in Residential Projection

By: Lauren R. Hawley, GMU Student Contributor

When considering the flaws in our projections and models, it can be tempting to throw up our hands and side with David Hume, who famously reasoned that “the supposition that the future resembles the past, is not founded on arguments of any kind, but is derived entirely from habit.”

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CESP Weighs in on COP-26 in Glasgow

By: Michael Curtis, Richard D. Kauzlarich, Mark S. Langevin, and Joel Hicks

CESP faculty comment on the lead up to COP26 in Glasgow and what we should expect.