EfD partners with the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (NIEES) at Duke University, and has links to researchers based in the Sanford School of Public Policy and the Nicholas School of the Environment. NIESS accelerates solutions to critical energy and environmental challenges, advancing a more just, resilient, and sustainable world. To do so, it conducts and supports actionable research and undertakes sustained engagement with policymakers, businesses, and communities—in addition to delivering transformative educational experiences to empower future leaders. Its work is aligned with the Duke Climate Commitment, which unites the university’s education, research, operations, and external engagement missions to address climate challenges. NIEES is also home to the James E. Rogers Energy Access Project (Email: energyaccess@duke.edu), which is a core partner to the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative, SETI, which is an EfD collaborative program.
The Sanford School is among the leading public policy schools in the United States, and offers undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral-level degrees in public policy and international development policy. It is a community of excellence committed to producing knowledge and leadership to transform policy challenges truly.
The Nicholas School creates knowledge through basic, applied, and multidisciplinary research in the relevant physical, life, and social sciences designed to expand our understanding of the Earth and its environment.
Duke researchers who are active in the EfD network:
Rahel Bekele (Postdoctoral Associate)
Alejandro Diaz-Herrera (PhD Student)
Marc Jeuland (Professor; Co-Director, EAP)
Ryan McCord (PhD Student)
Robyn Meeks (Associate Professor)
Dylan Munson (PhD Student)
Subhrendu Pattanayak
Alex Pfaff (Professor)
Jonathan Phillips (Co-Director, EAP)
Liilnna Teji (Senior Policy Associate, EAP)
Jeff Vincent (Professor)
Elizabeth Yoder (PhD Student)
Rafia Zaman (Postdoctoral Associate)