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May 22, 2026

Future climate-related occupational safety and health challenges: A foresight study

RAND Europe explores how climate change is expected to impact the safety, health and wellbeing of workers across Europe in the coming decades.
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May 21, 2026

Foresight Study on the Occupational Safety and Health Implications of Future Climate Change-Related Developments and Crises: Report

This foresight study explores the indirect and cascading impacts of climate change on occupational safety and health and the future of work in Europe over the next 10 to 25 years.
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May 14, 2026

How to Select Strategic Pilot Sites to Decommission Portions of Gas Infrastructure in Southern California

Examines how Southern California communities can equitably select gas infrastructure decommissioning pilot sites using a three-step stakeholder-informed framework of criteria, cost-benefit analysis, and decision support tools.
Research

May 11, 2026

Decadal Predictions of Future Habitat Favourability of the European Green Crab (Carcinus Maenas) on the Pacific Coast of North America

Decadal models predict European green crab habitat expansion on the Pacific Coast of North America to 2100 under four IPCC climate scenarios, with suitable habitat potentially reaching the Arctic Circle under high-emission scenarios.
Research Summary

Apr 29, 2026

How Much More Power Can the U.S. Grid Provide for AI? Projections and Policy Implications for 2030

A team of RAND researchers estimated how much additional power capacity the United States is likely to have by 2030 by translating planned electricity supply resources into a common measure of reliable capacity. This brief summarizes the results.
Commentary

Apr 15, 2026

Korea Must Redefine Energy Security as a Geopolitical Imperative

A simulation of a blockade of the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea and the recent blockade of the Strait of Hormuz underscored that diversifying energy supply routes, maritime logistics, and data systems is no longer optional for Korea—it is a strategic necessity.
Article

Apr 14, 2026

Could Deep Sea Mining Break China's Grip on Critical Minerals?

What look like seabed rocks are polymetallic nodules, rich in the minerals that drive modern economies. They could help break U.S. reliance on China, which controls the market. But nobody has ever mined seabed nodules at scale, much less processed them for industrial use.
Expert Insights

Apr 10, 2026

Building a Climate-Ready Energy and Water Workforce in Los Angeles County: Results from Two RAND Workshops

Workshops with Los Angeles County energy and water sector leaders identified emerging climate adaptation workforce needs, emphasizing re-skilling and collaboration to build a resilient, climate-ready regional workforce.
Research

Apr 6, 2026

Chemicals: Europe's Neglected Economic Security Frontier

Secure supply chains for chemicals are as important for European security as for critical minerals. The EU needs to take this more seriously.
Commentary

Apr 4, 2026

Trump's Iran War Is a Dilemma, Not a Debacle

Trump's Iran war is not the catastrophe that some make it out to be, nor is the United States stuck in a quagmire. The war has already succeeded in setting the Iranian threat back, and the United States retains multiple pathways forward.
Research

Apr 1, 2026

A Framework for Evaluating Implementation, Impact, and Cost-Effectiveness of Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance

This conceptual analysis addresses a program evaluation guidance gap by presenting a modular, evidence-based logic model grounded in wastewater and environmental surveillance evaluations from 2016-2025 across diverse contexts and program types.
Mar 27, 2026

Advancing Climate-Resilient Stormwater Management

RAND is developing tools and resources to help stormwater professionals strengthen community resilience and implement adaptive, climate-smart stormwater design and management strategies.

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Future climate-related occupational safety and health challenges: A foresight study

Foresight Study on the Occupational Safety and Health Implications of Future Climate Change-Related Developments and Crises: Report

How to Select Strategic Pilot Sites to Decommission Portions of Gas Infrastructure in Southern California

Decadal Predictions of Future Habitat Favourability of the European Green Crab (Carcinus Maenas) on the Pacific Coast of North America

How Much More Power Can the U.S. Grid Provide for AI? Projections and Policy Implications for 2030

Korea Must Redefine Energy Security as a Geopolitical Imperative

Could Deep Sea Mining Break China's Grip on Critical Minerals?

Building a Climate-Ready Energy and Water Workforce in Los Angeles County: Results from Two RAND Workshops

Chemicals: Europe's Neglected Economic Security Frontier

Trump's Iran War Is a Dilemma, Not a Debacle

A Framework for Evaluating Implementation, Impact, and Cost-Effectiveness of Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance

Advancing Climate-Resilient Stormwater Management

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Related Topics

Evaluating Potential Artificial Intelligence Energy Capacity at Different Data Center Sites

Could Deep Sea Mining Break China's Grip on Critical Minerals?

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Future climate-related occupational safety and health challenges: A foresight study

Foresight Study on the Occupational Safety and Health Implications of Future Climate Change-Related Developments and Crises: Report

How to Select Strategic Pilot Sites to Decommission Portions of Gas Infrastructure in Southern California

Decadal Predictions of Future Habitat Favourability of the European Green Crab (Carcinus Maenas) on the Pacific Coast of North America

How Much More Power Can the U.S. Grid Provide for AI? Projections and Policy Implications for 2030

Korea Must Redefine Energy Security as a Geopolitical Imperative

Could Deep Sea Mining Break China's Grip on Critical Minerals?

Building a Climate-Ready Energy and Water Workforce in Los Angeles County: Results from Two RAND Workshops

Chemicals: Europe's Neglected Economic Security Frontier

Trump's Iran War Is a Dilemma, Not a Debacle

A Framework for Evaluating Implementation, Impact, and Cost-Effectiveness of Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance

Advancing Climate-Resilient Stormwater Management

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