Jackson Ewing, facutly fellow with the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions told ClimateWire that "Pre-Fukushima, Japan was planning to scale up nuclear to the range of 60 percent of its total energy generation by the end of the century. With the disaster, they've not only had to scuttle the expansionary plans, but they've had to considerably dial back the existing nuclear power that they have on the grid."

Christy Ihlo's story is about developing skills, weighing—and then taking—risks, and building a career in an unexpected way.

In his new book, “The Fracking Debate: The Risks, Benefits, and Uncertainties of the Shale Revolution,” Daniel Raimi examines both sides of the oil and gas development issue.

Blended finance takes advantage of different types of capital, and their varied structures, risk preferences and desired investment outcomes, to grow the overall size of the pie dedicated towards critical conservation challenges.

In a recently published volume of case studies, Duke University students analyze and share takeaways about energy access, drawn from fieldwork across the developing world. Published by Duke's student Global Energy Access Network (GLEAN), the volume includes six case studies about communities in India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Nicaragua, and Peru. GLEAN has issued an RFP for a second volume, and is accepting applications through Jan. 26. 

Nicholas School of the Environment faculty member Brian Murray has been named as director of the Duke University Energy Initiative, a university-wide interdisciplinary hub for energy education, research, and engagement.

In a new report by Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Lauren Patterson and Martin Doyle of the Nicholas Institute and Samantha Kuzma of the World Resources Institute point out that the federalist structure of the Army Corps and other U.S. agencies has often led to wide variation in data management, requiring development of protocols for standardizing and integrating those data.

Judith Kelley, an expert on human rights, democracy and international elections, has been named dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, President Vincent E. Price and Provost Sally Kornbluth announced Thursday.

Nicholas School of the Environment faculty member Dr. Brian C. Murray has been named as director of the Duke University Energy Initiative, a university-wide interdisciplinary hub for energy education, research, and engagement.

A memo sent to the Office of Environment and Energy international affairs staff announced that all environmental work would be reassigned to the international development section, which oversaw the portfolio before President George W. Bush's Treasury secretary, Henry Paulson, created a separate office to raise the profile of environmental finance, reports ClimateWire.