Cutler J. Cleveland

Boston University College of Arts & Sciences

Cutler J. Cleveland is professor of earth and environment and associate director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy at Boston University. Dr. Cleveland studies the connections among energy, climate change, and social equity. He was principal investigator for Carbon Free Boston, a technical assessment of strategies to help the City of Boston reach carbon neutrality by 2050, and Climate of Crisis, an assessment of how cities can sustain climate action during the COVID-19 pandemic in ways that advance social equity and economic recovery. Dr. Cleveland is author and editor of reference works on energy that include the Encyclopedia of Energy, winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy, and the Handbook of Energy. Dr. Cleveland is the recipient of the Adelman-Frankel Award from the United States Association of Energy Economics for “unique and innovative contributions to the field of energy economics.” He currently serves on the Advisory Board for Project Drawdown.

Areas of Expertise

• Economic Inequality
• Policy
• Social Inequality or Stratification
• Climate Change
• Sustainability

Methodology

• Mixed Methods
• Qualitative Methods
• Quantitative Methods
• Secondary Data Analysis