Climate Solutions Lab

Kathryn’s research focuses on just energy transitions in the Global South and North America, the interaction of international institutions and domestic political economy in the area of clean energy transitions and climate governance, the effectiveness of complex global environmental governance, and U.S. energy policy. She is currently working on finalizing her book titled "The Global Governance of Energy Transitions: A Study of Impacts on Geothermal Development in Indonesia and the Philippines" (under contract with Cambridge University Press), which examines the effectiveness of complex global governance in fostering clean energy transitions through cases of geothermal development in Indonesia and the Philippines. She is also working on new research on just energy transitions, which examines the intersection of clean energy development and indigenous land rights.

Across her projects, Kathryn has used qualitative and quantitative methods, including field research, in-depth interviews, comparative analysis and process tracing, and social network analysis. Her research has been supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Albert Gallatin Fellowship for International Affairs. Her research expertise and other areas of interest include renewable energy policy, climate finance, development aid, political economy, climate change policy, just transitions and environmental justice.