Scholars
Kieren Rudge
University of California, Berkeley
Based in
United States
Kieren is a doctoral student in Environmental Science, Policy & Management at University of California, Berkeley. Their research interests lie at the intersection of climate justice, critical race theory, and political ecology. Kieren has researched climate policy, planning, and discourse across various geographies including New York, Connecticut, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Currently, they are focused on analyzing how systems of climate change adaptation may reproduce military colonial power structures and inequitable development patterns. In particular, they are interested in understanding how these dynamics are impacting communities in U.S. Pacific Island territories and how activists are challenging dominant power structures.
Country(ies) of Specialty
United StatesFocus areas of expertise
Climate policy and politics Climate Justice Indigenous studies Social movementsPublications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Rudge, Kieren. 2021. “Changing Climate, Changing Discourse: Analyzing Reporting of Climate Change and Economic Development in the U.S. Virgin Islands.” Climate Risk Management, vol. 33, 2021, p. 100350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2021.100350.
Rudge, Kieren. 2021. “Participatory Climate Adaptation Planning in New York City: Analyzing the Role of Community-Based Organizations.” Urban Climate, vol. 40, Dec. 2021, p. 101018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2021.101018.
Rudge, Kieren. 2021. “The Potential for Community Solar in Connecticut: A Geospatial Analysis of Solar Canopy Siting on Parking Lots.” Solar Energy, vol. 230, Dec. 2021, pp. 635–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.10.038.
Other Articles
Rudge, Kieren. 2022. “A colonial legacy of environmental injustice in U.S. territories” Yale Environment Review, November 2022. https://environment-review.yale.edu/colonial-legacy-environmental-injustice-us-territories
Rudge, Kieren. 2022. “The environmental field must value students of color” Yale Environment Review, October 2022. https://environment-review.yale.edu/environmental-field-must-value-students-color-new-model-attain-educational-equity
Rudge, Kieren. 2021. “Solar canopies need to be a part of Connecticut’s energy plan”, Energy News Network, May 2021. https://energynews.us/2021/05/10/commentary-solar-canopies-need-to-be-a-part-of-connecticuts-energy-plan/