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 and environmental 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
Muttaqee, M., M. Furqan and H.S. Boudet (2025). The good, the bad, and the unplugged: Community reactions and key challenges facing microgrid development in the United States. Energy Research & Social Science. DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104014. [Online Article]
Davis, M. and H.S. Boudet (2025). Ocean Conservation Values among the Latino Community of Newport, Oregon / Valores de Conservacion Marina entre la Comunidad Latina de Newport, Oregon. Report prepared for The Nature Conservancy. [PDF]
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]
