HKS climate change cases span the globe and cover a variety of disciplines from economics to leadership, and from energy policy to international trade. For your convenience, this resource has been categorized in two ways: by topic and by region.
Climate Change Cases by Topic
Climate Change Cases by Region
Global
Negotiating toward the Paris Accords: WWF and the Role of Forests in the 2015 Climate Agreement by Pamela Varley and Robert Wilkinson
Shaping the Future of Solar Power: Climate Change, Industrial Policy and Free Trade
by Anjani Datla and Robert Lawrence
Shaping the Future of Solar Power: Climate Change, Industrial Policy and Free Trade (B)
by Anjani Datla and Robert Lawrence
Solar Panels and Safeguards: Rising Tensions in the Global Trading System
by Anjani Datla and Robert Lawrence
Africa
Buchanan Renewables: Bringing Power to Liberia by Tamara Heimur, Henry Lee, and Akash Deep
Evaluating the Impact of Solar Lamps in Uganda by Anjani Datla, Dan Levy, and Patricia Garcia-Rios
Asia
Fighting Pollution with Data: Environmental Audits and the Gujarat Pollution Control Board and sequel by Anjani Datla and Rohini Pande
Shaping the Future of Solar Power: Climate Change, Industrial Policy and Free Trade
by Anjani Datla and Robert Lawrence
Solar Panels and Safeguards: Rising Tensions in the Global Trading System
by Anjani Datla and Robert Lawrence
Central America
Costa Rica's Forests and the Market for Carbon Emissions Reduction Credits by Rene Castro Salazar and Jose Gomez-Ibanez
Rural Electrification in Nicaragua (Abridged) by Tahir Sheikh and Jose Gomez-Ibanez
South America
Integrating Renewable Energy in Argentina by Anjani Datla and Henry Lee
Untapped Potential: Renewable Energy in Argentina and sequel by Anjani Datla and Henry Lee
U.S., Canada, and Europe
A Cascade of Emergencies: Responding to Superstorm Sandy in New York City (A) by David W. Giles and Arnold M. Howitt
A Cascade of Emergencies: Responding to Superstorm Sandy in New York City (B) by David W. Giles and Arnold M. Howitt
Ambitious but Achievable: Using Land Use and Transportation Plans to Reduce GHG Emissions in California and sequel by David Luberoff, Carl Allen, and Jose Gomez-Ibanez
Caño Martín Peña: Land Ownership and Politics Collide in Puerto Rico by Patricia Garcia-Rios and Quinton Mayne
Choosing the Road Less Traveled: How Cycling Took Hold in Copenhagen by Pamela Varley and Quinton Mayne
Climate Resilience in New York City: The Battle over East River Park by Patricia Garcia-Rios and Justin de Benedictis-Kessner
Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards 2017-2025 by Anjani Datla and Albert Nichols
Electric Vehicles in Cities by Yennga Khuong and Jose Gomez-Ibanez
Gainesville Regional Utilities' Feed-in Tariff and epilogue by Leah Stokes and Henry Lee
Greenland and the Paris Agreement by Katie Segal, Elsenguaq Silassen, and Halla Hrund Logadóttir
Iceland's Energy Policy: Finding the Right Path Forward by Halla Hrund Logadóttir and Henry Lee
Implementing the Inflation Reduction Act: Can the Tax Code Transform American Energy? by Laura Winig and John D. Donahue
Innovation at GSA: Zero Environmental Footprint and the Extreme Challenge (A) by James Quinn, Patricia Garcia-Rios, and Steven Kelman
Miami-Dade County and Sea Rise and sequel by Henry Lee, Natalie Unterstell, Shauna Theel, and Pinar De Neve
Mothers Out Front by Laura Winig and Marshall Ganz
Pricing Carbon: The Birth of British Columbia's Carbon Tax and sequel by Anjani Datla and Henry Lee
Oregon's Wind Energy Health Impact Assessment by David Tannenwald and Arnold M. Howitt
Power Partnership: The Creation of a Hybrid Electric Delivery Truck Eaton, Fedex, and Environmental Defense by Barbara J. Mack and Alan Trager
The California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB32) by Jose Gomez-Ibanez
The Challenge of Adapting to Climate Change: King County Brings Local Action to a Global Threat and sequel by Pamela Varley and John D. Donahue
This Far and No Further: The Rise and Fall of the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences by David Kennedy and Bill Clark
Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards 2017-2025 by Anjani Datla and Albert Nichols
Pricing Carbon: The Birth of British Columbia's Carbon Tax and sequel by Anjani Datla and Henry Lee
Shaping the Future of Solar Power: Climate Change, Industrial Policy and Free Trade by Anjani Datla and Robert Lawrence
Shaping the Future of Solar Power: Climate Change, Industrial Policy and Free Trade (B) by Anjani Datla and Robert Lawrence
Solar Panels and Safeguards: Rising Tensions in the Global Trading System by Anjani Datla and Robert Lawrence
Untapped Potential: Renewable Energy in Argentina and sequel by Anjani Datla and Henry Lee
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Government and Regulation
Buchanan Renewables: Bringing Power to Liberia by Tamara Heimur, Henry Lee, and Akash Deep
Choosing the Road Less Traveled: How Cycling Took Hold in Copenhagen by Pamela Varley and Quinton Mayne
Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards 2017-2025 by Anjani Datla and Albert Nichols
Gainesville Regional Utilities' Feed-in Tariff and epilogue by Leah Stokes and Henry Lee
Miami-Dade County and Sea Rise and sequel by Henry Lee, Natalie Unterstell, Shauna Theel, and Pinar De Neve
Pricing Carbon: The Birth of British Columbia's Carbon Tax and sequel by Anjani Datla and Henry Lee
The California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB32) by Jose Gomez-Ibanez
The Challenge of Adapting to Climate Change: King County Brings Local Action to a Global Threat and sequel by Pamela Varley and John D. Donahue
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Evidence and Decision-Making
Evaluating the Impact of Solar Lamps in Uganda by Anjani Datla, Dan Levy, and Patricia Garcia-Rios
Fighting Pollution with Data: Environmental Audits and the Gujarat Pollution Control Board and sequel by Anjani Datla and Rohini Pande
Mothers Out Front by Laura Winig and Marshall Ganz
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Leadership and Negotiation
Innovation at GSA: Zero Environmental Footprint and the Extreme Challenge (A) by James Quinn, Patricia Garcia-Rios, and Steven Kelman
Mothers Out Front by Laura Winig and Marshall Ganz
Negotiating toward the Paris Accords: WWF & the Role of Forests in the 2015 Climate Agreement by Pamela Varley and Robert Wilkinson
Pricing Carbon: The Birth of British Columbia's Carbon Tax and sequel by Anjani Datla and Henry Lee
The Challenge of Adapting to Climate Change: King County Brings Local Action to a Global Threat and sequel by Pamela Varley and John D. Donahue
This Far and No Further: The Rise and Fall of the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences by David Kennedy and Bill Clark
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Ambitious but Achievable: Using Land Use and Transportation Plans to Reduce GHG Emissions in California and sequel by David Luberoff, Carl Allen, and Jose Gomez-Ibanez
Buchanan Renewables: Bringing Power to Liberia by Tamara Heimur, Henry Lee, and Akash Deep
Caño Martín Peña: Land Ownership and Politics Collide in Puerto Rico by Patricia Garcia-Rios and Quinton Mayne
Costa Rica's Forests and the Market for Carbon Emissions Reduction Credits by Rene Castro Salazar and Jose Gomez-Ibanez
Electric Vehicles in Cities by Yennga Khuong and Jose Gomez-Ibanez
Greenland and the Paris Agreement by Katie Segal, Elsenguaq Silassen, and Halla Hrund Logadóttir
Iceland's Energy Policy: Finding the Right Path Forward by Halla Hrund Logadóttir and Henry Lee
Implementing the Inflation Reduction Act: Can the Tax Code Transform American Energy? by Laura Winig and John D. Donahue
Integrating Renewable Energy in Argentina by Anjani Datla and Henry Lee
Oregon's Wind Energy Health Impact Assessment by David Tannenwald and Arnold M. Howitt
Power Partnership: The Creation of a Hybrid Electric Delivery Truck Eaton, Fedex, and Environmental Defense by Barbara J. Mack and Alan Trager
Rural Electrification in Nicaragua (Abridged) by Tahir Sheikh and Jose Gomez-Ibanez
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A Cascade of Emergencies: Responding to Superstorm Sandy in New York City (A) by David W. Giles and Arnold M. Howitt
A Cascade of Emergencies: Responding to Superstorm Sandy in New York City (B) by David W. Giles and Arnold M. Howitt
Climate Resilience in New York City: The Battle over East River Park by Patricia Garcia-Rios and Justin de Benedictis-Kessner
Miami-Dade County and Sea Rise and sequel by Henry Lee, Natalie Unterstell, Shauna Theel, and Pinar De Neve
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