Policy Engagement and Public Outreach (select examples)


Technical Contributor, U.S. Fifth National Climate Assessment (2023).
Assessment Page


Steering Committee Member for California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) study, "The Costs of Wildfires in California" (2020).
Study page


Invited testimony before the California State Assembly Natural Resources Committee on idle and orphan oil and gas wells (2020).
Text of testimony


Expert briefing for California legislators on oil and gas well regulation. (2020).
Event summary


Economic Risks of Climate Change: Implications for Financial Regulators. Climate Impact Lab & Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2020).
Event summary


"The Economics of California’s Power Shutoffs with Judson Boomhower." RFF Resources Radio Podcast, October 2019.
Podcast episode


Non-technical Research Summaries


"How Are Insurance Markets Adapting to Climate Change? New Study Explores the Impact of Wildfires on Home Insurance"
UC San Diego Today, July 2024


"Building Research Partnerships to Address Wildfire Risk in Jackson County, Oregon."
J-PAL Blog, May 2024.


"The Effects of Mandatory Investment in Wildfire Resilience".
NBER Digest, March 2022.


“Building in Wildland-Urban Interface Areas Boosts Wildfire Costs.”
NBER Digest, March 2020.


 “Saving energy when it matters most: Measuring the benefits of energy efficiency investments with smart meter data.”
Vox CEPR Policy Portal, February 2017.


 “A Well-Oiled Approach to Keep Small Firms Environmentally Accountable.”
Stanford SIEPR Policy Brief, March 2016.