Energy systems essential for supporting our everyday activities face increasing threats from wars, pandemics, climate change, and other unexpected events. An international team of researchers found that demand-oriented solutions have a significantly greater potential to reduce our vulnerability to energy crises compared to supply measures. Governments typically rely on policies focused on energy supply to […]
Building a Competitive, Clean Economy Webinar Recording The Valley Pathways Study team hosted a live webinar on February 29, 2024, on the Study’s Preliminary Findings. About the Study 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 […]
A new study by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Center for Energy, Transportation, and Environmental Policy, part of the Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, estimates that the Knoxville Urban Wilderness generates $24.9 million annually for Knox County’s economy. Associate Professor Eugene Fitzhugh and doctoral student Douglas Gregory of UT’s Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies used trail counter data and a […]
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs has a new Distinguished Professorship endowment to support faculty innovation in energy and environmental policy, thanks to a $1 million investment from the Tennessee Valley Authority. Charles Sims, director of the Center for Energy, Transportation, and Environmental Policy at the Baker School, has been […]
