Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Lucas Davis is an Associate Professor at the Haas School of Business and Faculty Director at the Energy Institute at Haas. Prior to joining Haas in 2009, he was an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on energy and environmental markets, and in particular, on electricity and natural gas regulation, pricing in competitive and non-competitive markets, and the economic and business impacts of environmental policy. His work appears in leading academic journals including the American Economic Review, the RAND Journal of Economics, and the Journal of Political Economy.
Policy uncertainty discourages innovation and hurts the environment
Dec 30, 2016 08:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
Large-scale changes are anticipated for U.S. environmental policies heading into 2017. The new administration has promised a comprehensive review of all federal regulations, which include policies aimed at carbon dioxide...
Addicted to oil: US gasoline consumption is higher than ever
Sep 26, 2016 07:02 am UTC| Insights & Views
August was the biggest month ever for U.S. gasoline consumption. Americans used a staggering 9.7 million barrels per day. Thats more than a gallon per day for every U.S. man, woman and child. The new peak comes as a...
King Coal is dethroned in the US – and that's good news for the environment
Sep 23, 2016 08:08 am UTC| Insights & Views
This is the worst year in decades for U.S. coal. During the first six months of 2016, U.S. coal production was down a staggering 28 percent compared to 2015, and down 33 percent compared to 2014. For the first time ever,...
The global impact of air conditioning: big and getting bigger
Jul 25, 2016 06:31 am UTC| Nature
With a heat wave pushing the heat index well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) through much of the U.S., most of us are happy to stay indoors and crank the air conditioning. And if you think its hot here, try 124F...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight