Brown University leaders outlined their comprehensive strategy to coordinate climate change initiatives — emphasizing interdisciplinary research, new faculty roles, and active student and alumni engagement.
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Institute at Brown for Environment and Society

Jeff Colgan
IBES Affiliate Faculty, Richard Holbrooke Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Director of the Climate Solutions Lab
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Associated Press
February 2, 2024
Why Taylor Swift’s globe-trotting in private jets is getting scrutinized
Jeff Colgan, IBES Affiliate and Director of the Climate Solutions Lab, noted, "It’s striking that Ms. Swift gets so much of the outrage when private jet customers are overwhelmingly men over 50. The focus really should be on a broader class of people.”
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The Brown Daily Herald
October 22, 2023
50 years after OPEC Oil Crisis, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse talks current need for climate legislation
The Rhode Island senator sat down with IBES Affiliate and Political Science Professor Jeff Colgan on October 20.
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The New York Times
October 18, 2023
Exxon Mobil’s Pioneer Acquisition Is a Direct Threat to Democracy
A guest essay by IBES Affiliate and Political Science Professor Jeff Colgan.
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Global Dispatches
September 24, 2023
Why The War in Ukraine Did Not Break Europe's Fossil Fuel Addiction
A conversation with IBES Affiliate and political scientist Jeff Colgan.
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Climate Solutions Lab
August 21, 2023
Letting Europe’s Energy Crisis Go to Waste: The Ukraine War’s Massive Fossil Fuel Costs Fail to Accelerate Renewables
New research from IBES Affiliate Jeff Colgan.
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