We’re helping fossil fuel–dependent communities across the United States develop strategies to support their local economies.
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The Resilient Energy Economies initiative (REE) is a collaboration between the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, Montana State University, Resources for the Future, and the University of Notre Dame, with strategic guidance from scholars and policy experts across the country.
University of Notre Dame
Emily Grubert is a civil engineer and environmental sociologist who studies how we can make better decisions about large infrastructure systems, particularly related to justice-centering decarbonization of the US energy system.
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Montana State University
Julia Haggerty is a faculty member in Montana State University's Earth Science Department where she holds a joint appointment with the Montana Institute on Ecosystems. She is working to understand the interactions between natural resource use and the social and economic well being of rural communities.
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Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
Noah Kaufman is an economist who has worked on energy and climate change policy in both the public and private sectors. Noah is Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA. He is also an External Fellow in the Transition Economics Program of the Bezos Earth Fund.
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Resources for the Future
Daniel Raimi is a fellow at Resources for the Future and a lecturer at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. He works on a range of energy policy issues with a focus on tools to enable an equitable energy transition.
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Resources for the Future
Christina Cilento is the manager of the Equity in the Energy Transition Initiative at Resources for the Future. She advances research and policy solutions to help fossil fuel-dependent communities build their economic resilience.
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About the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University
The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs develops evidence-based research to help address the world’s most challenging energy and climate problems through research, education, and dialogue. They accomplish this by producing best-in- class research, providing a global platform to communicate, and training tomorrow’s leaders and communicators.
About the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame
Founded in 2014, the Donald R. Keough School of Global Affairs is a vibrant community committed to serving human dignity through research and scholarship, teaching and learning, and policies and practices designed to advance the development of the whole person and of each person in their specific socio-cultural context. Keough School faculty experts produce cutting-edge research that addresses key global issues such as poverty, conflict, sustainability and democracy, informing the work of policymakers and practitioners with actionable insights.
About the Montana State University Department of Earth Sciences
The Department of Earth Sciences takes the Montana State University tagline “Mountains and Minds” quite literally. Our faculty, staff, and students use their minds for learning and discovery in the scenic and rugged mountains of southwest Montana, as well as in mountainous areas and rural landscapes around the nation and worldwide.
About Resources for the Future
Resources for the Future (RFF) is an independent, nonprofit research institution in Washington, DC. Its mission is to improve environmental, energy, and natural resource decisions through impartial economic research and policy engagement. RFF is committed to being the most widely trusted source of research insights and policy solutions leading to a healthy environment and a thriving economy.
The REE Academic Steering Committee includes expert scholars from universities around the country, with an emphasis on states and regions with substantial fossil fuel production. Steering Committee members provide guidance on REE's community-building effort, research priorities, and more.
Our Policymaker Advisory Board provides high-level guidance on REE's policy priorities, policy engagement, and strategic direction. Its members are a diverse group of stakeholders with policymaking experience on how US fossil fuel–dependent communities are charting their economic futures.