The 'X' Factor

Journal Article — Aug 18, 2025

Changing Hazards, Exposure, and Vulnerability in the Conterminous United States 2020–2070

This article uses fifty-year projections of resource hazards and population change to identify areas of current and future concern and to evaluate implications for climate adaptation and risk mitigation planning.

Journal Article — Aug 14, 2025

Overcoming Five Key Challenges to Make the Energy Transition a Just Labor Transition

This article examines the Just Labor Transition from a mainstream economic perspective, emphasizing worker and community support policies, and contributes a complementary view to the broader Just Energy Transitions literature.

Press Release — Aug 13, 2025

The Critical Minerals Research Lab Welcomes A New Cohort

Sixteen PhD students will comprise the 2025-2026 cohort of the Critical Minerals Research Lab, a virtual hub for students to develop expertise on critical minerals and the energy transition.

Working Paper — Aug 11, 2025

Methane Abatement Costs in the Oil and Gas Industry: Survey and Synthesis

This paper reviews and synthesizes academic and gray literature on the costs of methane emissions abatement in the US oil and gas sector.