Led by Professor Hilary Boudet, the Energy, Climate, and Society Lab explores the human side of energy transitions and climate challenges, focusing on public perceptions, community responses, and interventions to promote energy conservation.
The lab’s current projects include studying the benefits and impacts of offshore wind development, understanding underrepresented coastal communities’ perspectives on ocean conservation, and analyzing public views on extreme events and climate adaptation.
The lab’s mission is to inform evidence-based policies and empower communities to build a sustainable, equitable, and climate-resilient future.
Hilary Boudet
Hazboun, S. and H.S. Boudet (2025). Societal Responses to Offshore Wind Infrastructure. In Nielsen, K., and B. Robertson, editors. Floating offshore wind energy infrastructure. In E. Fleishman, editor. 2025. Seventh Oregon climate assessment. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. [Online Article]
Furqan, M. and H.S. Boudet (2024). Nuances of valuing resilience from microgrids. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2024.115236. [Online Article]
Zanocco, C., P. Mote, J. Flora and H. S. Boudet (2024). Comparing public and scientific extreme event attribution to climate change. Climatic Change. DOI: 10.1007/s10584-024-03735-0. [Online Article]
Stelmach, G. and H.S. Boudet (2024). West Coast Perceptions of Wave Energy: A Second Survey of California, Oregon, and Washington Residents. Pacific Marine Energy Center. [Online Article]
