The Opportunity Lab and the Energy Institute at Haas are excited to launch a joint initiative steering new research into questions of equity in energy and environmental economics and offering new training and mentoring for undergraduates who have historically been underrepresented in these fields. Led by Meredith Fowlie, Solomon Hsiang, and Reed Walker, and with staff support from the Opportunity Lab and the Energy Institute at Haas, the joint Initiative on Equity in Energy and Environmental Economics is steering a cutting-edge new portfolio of research placing a central focus on equity in the field of energy and environmental economics and policy. At the same time as it drives a new research agenda, the program is also providing historically underrepresented students with critical training and mentorship in environmental economics, with the ultimate goal of diversifying the community of scholars working in these fields.

As a part of this initiative, we are developing a new scholarly community to bring greater focus to the issue of equity in our examination of energy and environmental policy. A central part of this is a new set of research apprenticeships offering Berkeley undergraduates a unique opportunity to gain direct research training by working closely with leading Berkeley PhD students and faculty researchers.

If you have any questions about the initiative, or about how to get involved, please contact Joseph Broadus (jbroadus@berkeley.edu) or Karen Notsund (knotsund@berkeley.edu).

Faculty Directors