CIERP is a research center at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy devoted to research, education, and policy-making in sustainable development.[1][2][3] Its areas of inquiry, called research programs, include: Energy, Climate and Innovation; Agriculture, Forests, and Biodiversity; Sustainable Development Diplomacy and
Governance;
Sustainable Development Economics; and Water and Oceans.[1][2][4] The Center describes its approach as multidisciplinary, looking for "innovative approaches to shifting global development onto a path that is more environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable," analyzing how "economic and social activities impact the environment, and design strategies for meeting human needs without straining the planet’s resources."[2]
The research arm of CIERP is composed of three core faculty members, with five affiliated faculty from The Fletcher School and Tufts University as well as between 5 and 10 research fellows. Its education activities include offering courses at the master's level as part of The Fletcher School's International Environment and Resource Policy field and direction and supervision of PhD students.[5][6][7] While the center's outlook is global, faculty research concentrates on the United States, China, India, Brazil, and Niger.[2]
CIERP was established in 1992 by William Moomaw, Professor of International Environmental Policy, now Professor Emeritus.[2][6] CIERP is one of five major centers at the
Fletcher school devoted to the study and practice of different fields of
international relations. In 2007, the year that the
Nobel Peace Prize[15] was jointly awarded to the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC and Vice President
Al Gore, the school's Dean
Stephen W. Bosworth stressed that "Issues such as energy and the environment are among the most pressing topics that a school such as Fletcher is going to have to address in the coming years", deciding to "enhance resources in teaching and research in these areas."[4] William Moomaw had been a long time contributor to the IPCC reports.[15]
In 2013 Moomaw stepped down and Kelly Sims Gallagher took over as the second director of the center. When Gallagher was appointed to the position she stated “People have spent the first 20 years of the program solidifying its presence, and I want the next 20 years to be about broadening our impact through teaching, research and policy analysis”.[3] The following year she was appointed senior policy advisor to the White House
Office of Science and Technology Policy's Energy and Environment Division for the 2014–15 academic year, returning to CIERP in fall 2015.[2][16]
Leadership
William Moomaw (1992-2013)
CIERP was founded in 1992 by
William Moomaw, the then Professor of International Environmental Policy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.[17][18][19] Moomaw remained the director of the center for 22 years, until his retirement in 2013.[3] He holds a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[20]
Moomaw worked at the intersection of science and policy, advocating for international sustainable development.[21][22] Moomaw has given
expert testimony in the U.S. Congress,[23] and written reports for the United Nations.[20] He worked on energy and forestry legislation and on legislation that eliminated American use of
CFCs in spray cans to protect the ozone layer.[4] He was also a lead author for several Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports,[15][24] including being the coordinating lead author on greenhouse gas emissions reduction Energy Supply in Mitigation of Climate Change.[4][20][25]
Kelly Sims Gallagher (2013-present)
In 2013 Kelly Sims Gallagher was appointed the director of CIERP.[3][26] Gallagher is the Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. She studied international relations a Masters and a PhD from The Fletcher School.[3][27] Before joining the Fletcher faculty in 2009 she was a Senior Research Associate and Director of the Energy Technology Innovation Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs,
John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.[28][29][30][31][32]
Gallagher was a member of the
President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology (PCAST) Energy Technology Innovation System Working Group that contributed to accelerating the pace of change in energy technologies through integrated federal energy policy.[33] For the academic year of 2014–2015, Gallagher was appointed Senior Policy Adviser at the White House
Office of Science and Technology Policy's Energy and Environment Division.[9][16][27][34]
Selected academic publications
Agriculture
Gramig, Benjamin M.; Reeling, Carson J.; Cibin, Raj; Chaubey, Indrajeet (January 22, 2013). "Environmental and economic tradeoffs in a watershed when using corn stover for bioenergy". Environmental Science and Technology. 47 (4): 1784–1791.
Bibcode:
2013EnST...47.1784G.
doi:
10.1021/es303459h.
PMID23339778.
Bhandary, Rishikesh Ram (May 2013). "Following the LDCs: How Leadership in the Climate Regime Could Look". Climate, and Innovation Program, CIERP, The Fletcher School. {{
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Following the LDCs: How Leadership in the Climate Regime Could Look, (Policy Brief. Medford, MA: Energy, Climate, and Innovation Program, CIERP, The Fletcher School,), by Bhandary, Rishikesh Ram May 2013.
Tanaka, Shinsuke (March 6, 2015). "Environmental regulations on air pollution in China and their impact on infant mortality". Journal of Health Economics. 42 (July 2015): 90–103.
doi:
10.1016/j.jhealeco.2015.02.004.
PMID25868145.
Tanaka, Shinsuke (March 6, 2015). "Does Abolishing User Fees Lead to Improved Health Status? Evidence from Post-apartheid South Africa". American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. 6 (3): 282–312.
doi:
10.1257/pol.6.3.282.
Gallagher, Kelly Sims (2014). The Globalization of Clean Energy Technology: Lessons from China. MIT Press.
ISBN978-0262026987.
Biagini, Bonizella; Kuhl, Laura; Gallagher, Kelly Sims; Ortiz, Claudia (July 13, 2014). "Technology transfer for adaptation". Nature Climate Change. 4 (9): 828–834.
Bibcode:
2014NatCC...4..828B.
doi:
10.1038/nclimate2305.
Sims Gallagher, Kelly; Myslikova, Zdenka (September–October 2014). "Collective Action. Adaptation, Mitigation, Innovation: the case of the Chinese PV industry". IEEE Power and Energy Magazine: 28–33.
Forestry
Bushley, Bryan R.; Bhandary, Rishikesh R. (February 2013). "Tracing the REDD Bullet: Implications of Market-Based Forest Conservation Mechanisms for Poverty Alleviation in Developing Countries". In Dulal, Hari Bansha (ed.). Poverty Reduction in a Changing Climate. Lexington Books.
Patrick V. Verkooijen, Hoogeveen, Hans; Maini, Jagmohan S.; Moomaw, William; Najam, Adil (2008). "Designing a Forest Financing Mechanism: A Call for Bold, Collaborative & Innovative Thinking". Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.
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Eisgruber, Lasse (June 2013). "The resource curse: Analysis of the applicability to the large-scale export of electricity from renewable resources". Energy Policy. 57: 429–440.
doi:
10.1016/j.enpol.2013.02.013.
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