Knoxville, TN – Over one hundred policymakers, academics, and private industry experts gathered for the second annual Southeast Energy Policy Forum presented by the Center for Energy, Transportation and Environmental Policy (CETEP) at the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs (Baker School) on August 14 and 15. Former Deputy Secretary […]
A new paper, Optimal Conservation Outcomes Consider Donor Geography and Their Willingness to Support More Distant Projects, by Paul Armsworth, et. al. has been published in the Biological Conservation, a leading international journal in the discipline of conservation science. The paper examines patterns of philanthropic giving to conservation to priority locations for protecting biodiversity. Armsworth […]
The Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs (Baker School) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will offer certificate programs in several strategic public policy areas beginning in Fall of 2024. The certificates were built with all levels of education and working professionals in mind. Certificates are available as add-ons to […]
The second annual Southeast Energy Policy Forum, hosted by the Center for Energy, Transportation and Environmental Policy housed at the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, will provide educational content and networking opportunities for private and public sector leaders as they navigate new energy markets, decarbonization trends, demand-side technologies, and […]
The Tennessee Valley Authority and University of Tennessee Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs launched the Valley Pathways Study in February 2023 to evaluate the existing environmental landscape and explore opportunities to reduce carbon emissions and create a competitive, sustainable economy. The study brought together 24 participants from multiple sectors, including transportation, agriculture, […]