Effective and fair climate and energy policy requires government and non-government organizations to possess a high level of policy capacity. For this project, policy capacity relates to the state and city level processes and individual skills that allows for adequate responses to problems to be dealt with across sectors and across different levels of government.
OBJECTIVES
- Determine the policy capacity of organizations in the government, nonprofit, media and academic sectors in Colorado to address climate and energy policy.
- The project will entail interviewing and surveying individuals who are actively working on climate, energy and related fields in Colorado.
USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF RESULTS
Findings from the surveys and interviews will be conveyed to the public and climate and energy stakeholders. The study will provide an assessment of how climate and energy processes and policies in Colorado can be improved.
RESEARCH COLLABORATION
This project is in collaboration with similar efforts in Canada and other parts of the world.
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