About CETEP
CETEP is an interdisciplinary network of scholars and partners that extends across the University of Tennessee, to every level of government, the nonprofit sector, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and industry representatives. We build on the legacy of Senator Howard H. Baker Jr.’s work in the areas of energy and environmental policy, studying the interaction of energy, transportation, and the environment to develop economically sound policies that improve quality of life for citizens in Tennessee, the U.S., and around the world.
Mission: To address critical energy and environmental challenges by creating policy relevant research and educational opportunities that integrate natural, physical, and social science.
Vision: Sustainable energy, healthy environments and prosperous communities.
PEOPLE
CETEP’s affiliated faculty and experts work at the intersection of energy and transportation technology innovation, the natural environment, energy markets, and human behavior. These interdisciplinary academic and public sector collaborations are increasingly valuable to policymakers.
The Tom Gilbert Graduate Award
This award was established through the generosity of UT alumnus Vernon (Tom) Gilbert, a lifelong champion of conservation and education programs for natural resources across the world. His legacy includes biosphere reserves to preserve diverse and unique ecosystems, including planning the Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere (SAMAB) Cooperative which supports integrated environmental research, education and training to foster ecological and community resilience across the Southern Appalachians.
RESEARCH
CETEP’s research integrates natural, physical, and social science to address issues of energy consumption and conservation; nuclear energy; renewable energy; air and water pollution; ecosystem services; and climate change. Our affiliated faculty and scholars work at the intersection of energy and transportation technology innovation, the natural environment, energy markets, and human behavior.
Valley Pathways Study
A landmark study to assess carbon emission levels across major economic sectors and identify opportunities for achieving a clean, sustainable future for the Tennessee Valley Region.
Policy Reports & Papers: Energy
Policy Reports & Papers: Transportation
Policy Reports & Papers: Climate Change
- Ratcheting up Climate Efforts: Global Energy Investment needs to Reach the Deep Decarbonization Targets of the Paris Agreement
- Energy investment needs for fulfilling the Paris Agreement and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
- The Clean Power Plan: Regulating Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Existing Power Plant
Policy Reports & Papers: Environmental
CETEP EVENTS
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT FORUM SERIES
The Energy and Environment Forum seminar series is an opportunity to have an interdisciplinary conversation about energy and environmental issues.
SOUTHEAST ENERGY POLICY FORUM
The Southeast Energy Policy Forum provides educational content and networking opportunities for private and public sector leaders as they navigate new energy markets, decarbonization trends, demand-side technologies, and transportation electrification.
CETEP NEWS
- Tim Fitzgerald: Exploring the Intersection of Natural Resources and Economics
- The Tom Gilbert Graduate Award
- The Conversation: Political bickering and policy uncertainty take a toll on business investment, research shows
- Transportation Policy Drives Baker School’s Research in Energy and Environment
- Southeast Energy Policy Forum Brings in Policymakers, Academics, and Private Industry to Discuss New Energy Markets
- CETEP Fellow Paul Armsworth Publishes New Conservation Paper
- Baker School Launches Certificate Programs
- Valley Pathways Study Preliminary Results Released
- UT Baker Research Fellow David McCollum’s Latest Research Published in Science
- Valley Pathways Study Preliminary Findings Webinar
- UT Study Shows $24.9 Million Annual Economic Benefit of Knoxville Urban Wilderness
- Baker School Partners with TVA for New Distinguished Professorship Endowment
- Baker School Launches New Research Centers
- CETEP and Baker School Host a Panel of Experts to Discuss the Future of Nuclear Energy
- Baker School and CETEP Host Inaugural Southeast Energy Policy Forum
- Call for Applications for Baker School Experts
- Move Fast and Break (the Right) Things: Hastening the Clean Energy Transition without Compromising Reliability, Affordability, and the Environment
- The Sociotechnical Dynamics of Negative Emissions, Carbon Removal, and Solar Geoengineering
- Senior Research Associate Jill Welch Gives Talk on Women and Public Policy to Society of Women Engineers
- Carbon Sovereignty: coal, development, and energy transition in the Navajo Nation
- Decarbonizing the Transportation Sector: Challenges and Policy Options
- A Conversation about Equity and Viability Concerns in Energy Law and Policy
- Recap: Are Carbon Markets Reshaping the US Electricity Industry
- Are Carbon Markets Reshaping the US Electricity Industry?
- Testing for Contaminated Well Water
- Recap: Energy Resilience in the Face of Climate Change
- Energy Resilience in the Face of Climate Change
- Recap: A Vision for Future Mobility in Tennessee
- Recap: Economics and Epidemiology
- Advanced Manufacturing in the American South
- Economics and Epidemiology: Beyond Dollars and Cents
- Recap: How China’s Rare Earth Monopoly is Reshaping the World
- OCT 13 // How China’s Rare Earth Monopoly is Reshaping the World
- OCT 27 // Vulnerability of U.S. Water Supply to Climate Change
- Regeneration: Healing the Earth to End Climate Change
- A Vision for Future Mobility for Tennessee
- Energy & Environment Forum: “A Renewed Commitment to Environmental and Energy Justice”
