A recent study by IBES' Climate and Development Lab study provided new insights on the legal battle over climate superfund legislation. CDL researcher Trevor Culhane provided commentary.
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Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
Trevor Culhane
Research Associate
Biography
Trevor Culhane is a research associate in the Climate and Development Lab. Trevor’s research focuses on understanding how organizations mobilize to influence climate and renewable energy policy in U.S. state legislatures.
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Climate and Development Lab
Climate Superfund Bills in the U.S. States: A systematic study of opposition
This report — led by IBES researchers including Professor Timmons Roberts, Trevor Culhane, and August DeVore — shows how fossil fuel and energy-intensive industries work to block “Climate Superfund” bills across state legislatures.
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This story reports on research by Professor Timmons Roberts and Research Associate Trevor Culhane, leading researchers of the Climate and Development Lab, who found that activists and lobbyists used debunked claims to fight climate superfund bills.
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Energy Research & Social Science
Climate coalitions and anti-coalitions: Lobbying across state legislatures in the United States
In this academic article, members of the IBES-based Climate and Development Lab ask: Who are the main actors in state-level climate disputes, and what coalitions emerge as they take positions on specific areas of clean energy policy? Who wins in these contests?
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F Minus partnered with IBES' Climate and Development Lab to release a report on Colorado lobbyists' conflict of interest.
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A database of over 13 million positions shows how organizations attempt to influence state bills.
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