Research Projects


Our researchers explore critical issues and address challenges that have regional, national, and global implications.


About Our Research Grants

Each year, the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy awards grants ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 to support new research or supplement existing research in energy and climate policy.

We seek requests for proposals from University of Pennsylvania faculty, postdocs, and doctoral students for research projects in the areas of energy and climate policy that can leverage Penn research and support the advancement of our mission.

For questions about the research grants program, please email Angela Pachon

Call for Research Proposals

The 2024-2025 call for grants is now open! Preference for our climate and energy policy grants will be given to the following topics:

  • IRA and BIL Implementation and Evaluation
  • Grid Oversight
  • Offshore Wind
  • Critical Mineral Supply
  • LNG Exports
  • Extreme Heat and Community Resilience
  • PECO Collaboration

In addition to the climate and energy policy grants, the Carl H. Goldsmith Sustainable Agriculture Fund will award several grants ranging from $5,000 to $15,000, and one grant up to $50,000 to support new research or supplement existing research in agriculture and climate policy.

Deadline

Applications should be sent to Arwen Kozak (arwenk@sas.upenn.edu) by Friday, May 3, 2024.

Awarded Research Projects

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Mitigating Climate Change Through Investor Activism Climate 2023-2024 Joseph Huang Finance & Investment
Are Those Who Most Benefit from the IRA Aware It Exists? Guidance for Stakeholders and Policymakers Access & Equity, Climate 2023-2024 Michael Mann, Heather Kostick, Julia Pampush Politics
Evaluating K-12 Public School District Sustainability Plans for Climate and Energy Justice Access & Equity, Climate 2023-2024 Akira Drake Rodriquez
Engineering Nature-Based Buffers to Address Climate Change and Water Scarcity in the Andes Climate 2022-2023 Kristina Lyons Environment, International
Think Globally, Act Locally: The Determinants of Local Policymakers’ Support for Climate Policy Climate 2021-2022 Sabrina Arias, Joshua Schwartz Politics
Achieving Net-Zero Emissions in the State of Michigan Climate, Electricity 2021-2022 Peter Psarras Emissions
Internet of Things for Measuring the Influence of Energy-Related Decisions on Indoor Environmental Quality Climate, Cities & Buildings 2020-2021 Nan (Nancy) Ma Public Health
The Performance of Offset Credit Options Across Emission Trading Schemes Climate 2020-2021 Chaeri Kim Carbon Pricing, Emissions
Climate Change and Energy Technological Progress Climate, Renewables 2020-2021 Jesús Fernández-Villaverde Storage
Energy Transitions in Times of COVID19: Economic Crises and Time Horizons in Latin America Markets & Regulation, Climate 2020-2021 Santiago Cunial Covid-19, International
A Six Point Plan for Eliminating U.S. Carbon Emissions and Minimizing Climate Costs Climate, Renewables 2019-2020 Oscar Serpell Energy Efficiency, Finance & Investment, Land Management, Politics, Regulation, Subsidies
Promoting Energy Conservation on the Farm: Thinking About Waste as a Gold Mine Instead of a Headache Climate, Renewables 2019-2020 Dipti Pitta, Veronica Shabtai Biofuel, Pennsylvania, Waste
The Effectiveness of Climate Adaptation Policies Climate 2019-2020 Mark Nevitt Climate Adaptation, Risk
Do Government Loans Crowd Out Private Borrowing? Markets & Regulation, Climate 2019-2020 Ben Keys Finance & Investment, Risk
Hazard Vulnerability and Policy Responses for Coastal Resilience in South Korea Climate 2019-2020 Sa Min Han Climate Adaptation, International, Risk

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