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Publications that connect evidence, models, and policy questions.
Pardee publications examine long-term change across development, climate, conflict, diplomacy, and geopolitical influence. Using data, integrated models, scenario-based analysis, and transparent methods, our researchers study questions that rarely fit within one sector, country, or time horizon.

The collection includes peer-reviewed articles, reports, briefs, commentary, model documentation, and other research outputs designed for both scholarship and policy use. Researchers can examine methods, evidence, and assumptions, while policy and practitioner communities can use the analysis to compare risks, test scenarios, and understand how choices may unfold across systems and time.

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July 12, 2026

A Model for Sustainable Development: the UN & IFs

Frederick S. Pardee Institute for International Futures. (2026). A Model for Sustainable Development: the UN & IFs. University of Denver. In an era defined by intersecting crises—where climate volatility, geopolitical […]

November 11, 2025

IFs Energy Model Documentation

Hughes, B. B., Solórzano, J., & Rothman, D. S., Irfan, R. I., Sahadevan, D. (2025, November 11). IFs energy model documentation. Pardee Center for International Futures, Josef Korbel School of […]

July 9, 2025

Charged for change: The case for renewable energy in climate action

Sahadevan, D., Irfan, M. T., Luo, C., Moyer, J. D., Mason, C., & Beynon, E. (2025). Charged for change: The case for renewable energy in climate action. UNDP; Pardee Institute […]

November 16, 2024

Carbon bargain: The energy transition will be much cheaper than you think

Carbon bargain: The energy transition will be much cheaper than you think. (2024, November 16). The Economist.

November 13, 2024

Advancing the SDG Push with equitable low-carbon pathways

Abidoye, B., Banda, A., Baumwoll, J., Carman, R., Moz-Christofoletti, M., Orlic, E., Patterson, L. (2024). Advancing the SDG Push with equitable low-carbon pathways. UNDP. https://www.undp.org/publications/advancing-sdg-push-equitable-low-carbon-pathways The ‘SDG Push x NDC […]

February 15, 2024

Sahel Human Development Report 2023

Sahel Human Development Report 2023. (2024, February 15). United Nations Development Programme. https://www.undp.org/africa/publications/sahel-human-development-report-2023 Sustainable energy could regenerate Africa’s Sahelian zone by using the region’s abundant clean energy potential to transform […]

October 6, 2023

Opinion: Renewables are America’s pathway to energy independence

Meisel, C. (2023, October 6). Opinion: Renewables are America’s pathway to energy independence. The Colorado Sun. https://coloradosun.com/2023/10/06/renewable-energy-independence-gasoline-electricity-colorado-opinion/ There’s no better way to reduce pressure on gas prices — or take […]

September 25, 2023

Modeling transformational policy pathways on low growth and negative growth scenarios to assess impacts on socioeconomic development and carbon emissions

Moyer, J. D. (2023, September 25). Modeling transformational policy pathways on low growth and negative growth scenarios to assess impacts on socioeconomic development and carbon emissions. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 15996. […]

February 1, 2023

Foundational Research Report: SDG Push+ Accelerating universal electricity access and its effects on sustainable development indicators

Full Citation: Sahadevan, D., Hanna, T., Moz-Christofoletti, M. A., Orlic, E., Okiya, S., Abidoye, B., & Moyer, J. D. (2023). UNDP. https://data.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke476/files/2023-11/20230606_Universal-Electrification-Research-Report.pdf Pushing for universal electricity access through Sustainable Development […]

December 31, 2019

Xcel Energy carbon emissions targets and limiting warming to less than 2 degrees C

O'Neill, Brian C. and Steve Hedden. 2018. "Xcel Energy carbon emissions targets and limiting warming to less than 2 degrees C." Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures, University of […]

September 12, 2019

Gridlocked: A Long-term Look at South Africa's Electricity Sector

Hedden, S. (2015). "Gridlocked: A long-term look at South Africa's electricity sector." Institute for Security Studies and Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures, Josef Korbel School of Global and […]

September 1, 2019

Data-driven spatial modeling of global long-term urban land development: The SELECT model

Gao, Jing, and Brian C. O'Neill. 2019. “Data-driven spatial modeling of global long-term urban land development: The SELECT model.” Environmental Modelling & Software 119 (458-471) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.06.015.

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