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Catalyzing Research

The Network for the Digital Economy and the Environment funds research that often leads to publications in academic journals. The initiative also funds framing papers and other written outputs on a case-by-case basis. All of these publications are linked below.

One Mile Forward, Six Miles Back: A Rebound Effect in Autonomous Vehicle Adoption

One Mile Forward, Six Miles Back: A Rebound Effect in Autonomous Vehicle Adoption

Wissam Kontar, Omid Armantalab, Soyoung Ahn, and Andrea Hicks

2026

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Data Centers and Water Fact Sheet

Data Centers and Water Fact Sheet

Digital Economy and Environment Program (DEEP)

2026

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DEEP Data Center Workshop Report to Examine Information & Policy Gaps and Explore Options for Collective Action

DEEP Data Center Workshop Report to Examine Information & Policy Gaps and Explore Options for Collective Action

Digital Economy and Environment Program (DEEP)

2025

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Artificial Intelligence’s Environmental Impacts:  Exploring Research on “Red AI"

Artificial Intelligence’s Environmental Impacts:  Exploring Research on “Red AI"

Reid Lifset, Alan Porter, Nils Newman, and Tessa Lee

June 2025

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The convenience economy: Product flows and GHG emissions of returned apparel in the EU

The convenience economy: Product flows and GHG emissions of returned apparel in the EU

Rotem Roichman, Benjamin Sprecher, Vered Blass, Tamar Meshulam, Tamar Makov

July 2024

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The Sharing Economy is Not Always Greener: A Review and Consolidation of Empirical Evidence

The Sharing Economy is Not Always Greener: A Review and Consolidation of Empirical Evidence

Tamar Meshulam, Sarah Goldberg, Diana Ivanova, and Tamar Makov

December 2023

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A Technology Tries a Leap

A Technology Tries a Leap

David Rejeski

May 2023

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Assessing Energy and Climate Effects of Digitalization: Methodological Challenges and Key Recommendations

Assessing Energy and Climate Effects of Digitalization: Methodological Challenges and Key Recommendations

Christina Bremer, George Kamiya, Pernilla Bergmark, Vlad C. Coroamă, Eric Masanet, and Reid Lifset

May 2023

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Blockchain technology and the sustainable supply chain: Theoretically exploring adoptions barriers

Blockchain technology and the sustainable supply chain: Theoretically exploring adoptions barriers

Mahtab Kouhizadeh, Sara Saberi, Joseph Sarkis

January 2021

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Earth’s Electronic Skin

Earth’s Electronic Skin

Kasantha Moodley, Andrew Li

March-April 2022

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Opening up environmental footprint calculators for transparency and user privacy

Opening up environmental footprint calculators for transparency and user privacy

Brandon Kuczenski

September 2022

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Best practices for analyzing the direct energy use of blockchain technology systems: Review and policy recommendations

Best practices for analyzing the direct energy use of blockchain technology systems: Review and policy recommendations

Nuoa Lei, Eric Masanet, Jonathan Koomey

September 2021

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Electric vehicles in ridehailing applications: Insights from a Fall 2019 survey of Lyft and Uber drivers in Los Angeles

Electric vehicles in ridehailing applications: Insights from a Fall 2019 survey of Lyft and Uber drivers in Los Angeles

Deepak Rajagopal, Allison Yang

April 2020

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Sustainability implications of artificial intelligence in the chemical industry: A conceptual framework

Sustainability implications of artificial intelligence in the chemical industry: A conceptual framework

Mochen Liao, Kai Lan, Yuan Yao

November 2021

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Social and environmental analysis of food waste abatement via the peer-to-peer sharing economy

Social and environmental analysis of food waste abatement via the peer-to-peer sharing economy

Tamar Makov, Alon Shepon, Jonathan Krones, Clare Gupta, Marian Chertow

March 2020

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Evaluating the potential of cooperative ridesourcing: A case study of Arcade City in Austin, Texas

Evaluating the potential of cooperative ridesourcing: A case study of Arcade City in Austin, Texas

Adam Stocker, Sara Stephens

November 2019

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An Environmentalist’s Guide to Quantum Computing

An Environmentalist’s Guide to Quantum Computing

David Rejeski

October 2022

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The carbon footprint of ride-hailing: GHG inventory methodology

The carbon footprint of ride-hailing: GHG inventory methodology

Joshua Skov, Aaron Toneys, Anne Brown

May 2020

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Aligning artificial intelligence with climate change mitigation

Aligning artificial intelligence with climate change mitigation

Lynn Kaack, Priya Donti, Emma Strubell, George Kamiya, Felix Creutzig, David Rolnick

June 2022

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