Environmental and Energy Economics

Toxic 100: Corporate Toxics Information Project
PERI’s Corporate Toxics Information Project develops and disseminates information and analysis on corporate releases of pollutants and the consequences for communities.

Building a Green Economy
PERI’s Building a Green Economy program offers research that supports a global program for controlling climate change and expanding job opportunities.

Development, Peacebuilding and the Environment
PERI’s program on Development, Peacebuilding and Environment conducts research on policies to promote environmentally and politically sustainable development worldwide.

Environmental Justice
PERI conducts research on the distribution of environmental burdens; by providing access to information on toxic pollutants; and by documenting successful strategies for reclaiming rights to clean air, water, and lands.
Environmental and Energy Economics Research and Commentary
Clean Energy Economy
Heidi Peltier
The Economics of Just Transition: A Framework for Supporting Fossil Fuel-Dependent Workers and Communities in the United States
Robert Pollin and Brian Callaci
Opening the Farm Gate to Women? Sustainable Agriculture in the United States
Mark Paul and Anders Fremstad
Increased Pollution Does Not Bring More Jobs
Michael Ash
A Just Transition for U.S. Fossil Fuel Industry Workers
Brian Callaci and Robert Pollin
Debate: Green Economic Growth vs. Slow Growth
Robert Pollin