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Alexander Gard-Murray

Affiliate, past CSL postdoctoral research fellow
alexander_gard-murray@brown.edu

Biography

Alexander Gard-Murray is a political economist whose research focuses on climate change, distributional politics, and policy options for accelerating decarbonization. He completed his D.Phil. in Politics at Nuffield College, Oxford, his M.Sc. in Politics Research at St. Hilda's College, Oxford, and his B.A. in Political Science at Brown. He was formerly a Lecturer and College Fellow in Government at Harvard. He is currently writing a book—Who Will Pay to Save the Planet?—on the hidden battles fought by different sectors of the economy over climate policy strength. He is also affiliated with the Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance.

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CBC Radio

How tornadoes are twisting their way into the climate conversation

October 27, 2022
On an episode of the CBC Radio show "What On Earth with Laura Lynch", Alexander Gard-Murray is interviewed on the place of tornadoes in today's climate conversation.
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The Washington Post

Europe is overheating. This climate-friendly AC could help.

July 25, 2022
In this Washington Post article, CSL Postdoctoral Fellow Alexander Gard-Murray comments on the urgent need for policies that promote widespread heat pump installation from a climate and security perspective.
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Canary Media

One weird trick to make heat pumps boom

July 8, 2022
In this Canary Media podcast, CSL Postdoctoral Fellow Alexander Gard-Murray discusses how a new incentive program could catalyze widespread heat pump adoption, a critical step towards decarbonization.
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Canary Media

A new bill could speed up American electrification by 20 years

May 23, 2022
Climate Solutions Lab Postdoctoral Fellow Alexander S. Gard-Murray co-authored an article on the HEATR Act, a Senate proposal aimed at accelerating the adoption of heat pumps that would save consumers money and boost domestic manufacturing.
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Defense News

Edit Fossil fuels are the Achilles’ heel of warfare. Just ask Russia.

May 3, 2022
Watson Institute National Defense Fellow Lt Col Theodore J. Shanks and CSL Postdoctoral Fellow Alexander S. Gard-Murray co-authored an article for Defense News on how battlefield fuel shortages have stalled the Russian war machine and the implications for the US military.
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News from the Climate Solutions Lab

Mapping U.S. Military Dependence on Russian Fossil Fuels

April 28, 2022
Climate Solutions Lab Postdoctoral Fellow Alexander S. Gard-Murray and co-author Watson Institute National Defense Fellow Lt Col Theodore J. Shanks created a map of U.S. military dependence on Russian fossil fuels.
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