US Climate Bill Passes Senate (interview with Jeff Colgan)
August 9, 2022 BBC World News
Director of the Climate Solutions Lab Jeff Colgan talks to BBC World News about the implications of the climate bill which recently passed the US senate.
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Leaders of G7 industrialized nations increase support for Ukraine (interview with Jeff Colgan)
May 8, 2022 BBC World News
The U.S. will ship more liquefied natural gas to Europe starting next winter (interview with Jeff Colgan)
March 28, 2022 NPR
In this interview, Jeff Colgan discusses how the United States plans to help Europe diminish its reliance on Russian natural gas.
Europe’s Gas Dilemma: Preparing for a winter without Russian Gas
March 14, 2022
Jeff Colgan and co-author Miriam Hinthorn recently published a Climate Solutions White Paper on the threat of a full or partial cut-off of Russian natural gas to the European Union, countermeasures available, and the importance of transitioning to clean energy.
There’s a reason Putin can be so aggressive: Oil. (co-authored by Jeff Colgan)
February 28, 2022 Monkey Cage
Jeff Colgan co-authored this article in Monkey Cage on the roots of Russia's aggression.
Putin Has a Big Piece of Leverage Over Europe. Here’s How to Take It Away. (Written by Jeff Colgan)
February 4, 2022 Politico
Jeff Colgan in Politico, "Energy crises — whether their causes are natural or geopolitical — shouldn’t become excuses to backpedal on climate goals."
The US is releasing its oil reserves. How will the Saudis and Russians respond? (commentary by Jeff Colgan)
November 29, 2021 Quartz
Jeff Colgan offered commentary in this article on the recent news that the U.S. will release 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Experts say the first wars over climate are already starting to happen (commentary by Jeff Colgan)
November 4, 2021 The Hill
Jeff Colgan provided commentary in this article stating, "The U.S. is beginning to see climate change as not just a "threat multiplier" or as a single issue, but as altering the whole strategic landscape that the United States faces."
This is where the first climate wars will break out (commentary by Jeff Colgan)
November 1, 2021 Daily Beast
In this article, Jeff Colgan spoke about the shift among U.S. defense policymakers as they recognize climate change "not just as a ‘threat multiplier’ or as a single issue, but as altering the whole strategic landscape that the United States faces."
Is cheap gasoline killing us? Fuel subsidies and under-taxation as a driver of obesity and public health problems worldwide
October 19, 2021
Jeff Colgan and co-author Miriam Hinthorn (Brown University) recently published a piece in Energy Research and Social Science on the relationship between fuel prices and the global obesity epidemic using data spanning 145 countries between 1998 and 2016.
‘Good seas, good grids and good wind’: Australia’s tentative first steps towards an offshore wind industry (commentary by Jeff Colgan)
October 12, 2021 The Guardian
Jeff Colgan in The Guardian, "Offshore wind is set to be big business globally as the political fights over locating wind farms on land intensify."
Save the Environment, Save American Democracy (co-authored by Jeff Colgan)
September 20, 2021 Foreign Affairs
Jeff Colgan co-authored this piece on climate policy requiring action from countries across the globe, recommending they take bold steps toward decarbonization without seriously damaging domestic industries and generating tremendous political resistance.
Climate Change, Grand Strategy, and International Order
July 29, 2021
Jeff Colgan recently authored, "Climate Change, Grand Strategy, and International Order" a piece in which he identifies three different ways that various analysts of strategy and order think about climate change.
Climate and Energy in the Transatlantic Relationship
June 21, 2021
Jeff Colgan recently published, "Climate and Energy in the Transatlantic Relationship" - a piece examining the relationship between climate change and changes in the transatlantic political landscape.
Biden's Climate Report Card: 4 A's, 2 B's, 3 Incompletes
June 3, 2021
Jeff D. Colgan and co-authors Thomas N. Hale (University of Oxford) and Scott M. Moore (University of Pennsylvania) recently published, "Biden's Climate Report Card: 4 A's, 2 B's, 3 Incompletes," in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
Biden at 100 Days: A Climate Foreign-Policy Scorecard
April 27, 2021
Jeff D. Colgan and co-authors Thomas N. Hale (University of Oxford) and Scott M. Moore (University of Pennsylvania) recently published "Biden @ 100 DAYS: A Climate Foreign-Policy Scorecard," which examines the current administration's actions and commitment to reorienting U.S. foreign policy to meet the climate challenge.
Brown launches sustainability strategic plan to confront urgent environmental challenges
March 8, 2021 News from Brown
A new strategic plan for sustainability outlines five key commitments to address Brown’s impact on the natural environment, while calling for an expansion of education and community engagement around sustainability issues.
Gone Missing from Grand Strategy: Climate Change (written by Jeff Colgan)
February 2, 2021 Duck of Minerva
Jeff Colgan penned this article on climate security, economic integration, and climate change.
Energy and International Conflict
January 6, 2021
Jeff D. Colgan and Jan B. Stockbruegger co-wrote a chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Energy Politics entitled, "Energy and International Conflict" which reviews the ways in which energy has contributed to modern international wars and conflicts.
The Next Big Challenge: Trump-Proofing the Presidency (commentary by Jeff Colgan)
December 30, 2020 The New Yorker
In this article, Jeff Colgan shares his opinion on possible government reform - including steering parties away from acting anti-democratically in attempt to safeguard U.S. democracy.