Jerry Fletcher

Dr. Jerald J. Fletcher is Professor of agricultural economics and Director of the US-China Energy Center at West Virginia University and Director of the US Advanced Coal Technology Consortium of the US-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC). Professor Fletcher’s research interests include natural resource and environmental economics; quantitative methods; production economics, GIS and other computer applications in applied economic analysis. He is the founder and director of the Natural Resource Analysis Center in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design at West Virginia University. He has served as a consultant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and been a member of the board of directors and chair of the Council of Professional Association on Federal Statistics.

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Michieka, M., J.J. Fletcher, and W. Burnett. An empirical analysis of the role of China’s exports on CO2 emissions
Nyakundi M. Michieka and Jerald J. Fletcher. An investigation of the role of China’s urban population on coal consumption. Energy Policy, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 22 June 2012.
Tay, R., P. S. McCarthy, and J. J. Fletcher. 1996. A portfolio choice model of the demand for recreational trips. Transportation Research Part B 30,5: 325-337.
Adamowicz, Wiktor L., Jerald J. Fletcher, and Theodore Graham-Tomasi. 1994. Functional form and the statistical properties of welfare measures: Reply. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 76,4: 958-959.
Norton, Nancy Anders, Tim T. Phipps, and Jerald J. Fletcher. 1994. Nonpoint pollution policy: The role of voluntary programs. Contemporary Policy Issues 12,1: 1-9.
Fiske, W. A., G. E. D’Souza, J. J. Fletcher, T. T. Phipps, W. B. Bryan, and E. C. Prigge. 1994. An economic and environmental assessment of alternative forage-resource production systems: A goal-programming approach. Agricultural Systems 45: 259-270.
Dai, Qi, Jerald J. Fletcher, and John G. Lee. 1993. Incorporating stochastic variables in crop response models: Implications for fertilizer decisions. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 75,2: 377-386.

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Jerry Fletcher’s homepage

Contact Info:

Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences
West Virginia University
Jerry.Fletcher@mail.wvu.edu

Expert Blog Posts

China’s Shifting Stance on Hydrofluorocarbons

China's 2012 Energy Report Card

United States and China Agree to Work Together on Phase Down of HFCs

4 Topics On Clean Energy And Climate Change Obama And Xi Should Consider

China Invests Billions in International Renewable Energy Projects

Experts In the News

June 12, 2013

Kelly Sims Gallagher comments on the potential for China to set a positive example on climate change, “China gets tough on carbon,” Nature

June 10, 2013

Ailun Yang on the challenges of China meeting its climate goals in, “China’s rich provinces outsource emissions to less developed areas,” The Guardian

May 24, 2013

Denise Mauzerall talks about the national dimensions of China’s air pollution problem in, “China’s Air Pollution: Is The Government Willing To Act?” NPR

April 21, 2013

Ailun Yang discusses the political challenges at the heart of China’s environmental issues and potential solutions in, “Environmental experts say China’s new leadership has to tackle pollution” South China Morning Post

April 19, 2013

Barbara Finamore comments on the effects of rising public awareness of environmental problems in, “Can social media clear air over China?” CNN

Experts

Experts

Name: Nathaniel Aden , World Resources Institute
Name: Edward Cunningham , Boston University
Name: Erica Downs , The Brookings Institution
Name: Meredydd Evans , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Name: Barbara Finamore , Natural Resources Defense Council
Name: Jerry Fletcher , West Virginia University
Name: Sarah Forbes , World Resources Institute
Name: David Fridley , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Name: Kelly Sims Gallagher , Tufts University
Name: Banning Garrett , Atlantic Council
Name: Melanie Hart , Center for American Progress
Name: Mikkal Herberg , The National Bureau of Asian Research
Name: Isabel Hilton , Chinadialogue
Name: Trevor Houser , Peterson Institute for International Economics
Name: S.T. Hsieh , Tulane University
Name: Angel Hsu , Yale Center for Environment and Policy
Name: Daniel Kammen , University of California, Berkeley
Name: Robert Kapp , Robert A. Kapp and Associates
Name: Albert Keidel , Atlantic Council
Name: David Kline , National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Name: Bo Kong , Johns Hopkins University
Name: Michael Levi , Council on Foreign Relations
Name: Mark Levine , Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Name: Joanna Lewis , Georgetown University
Name: Kenneth Lieberthal , The Brookings Institution
Name: Haibing Ma , Worldwatch Institute
Name: Denise Mauzerall , Princeton University
Name: Irving Mintzer , Potomac Energy Fund
Name: Chris Nielsen , Harvard University
Name: Rose Niu , The Paulson Institute
Name: Stephanie Ohshita , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Name: Huei Peng , University of Michigan
Name: Lynn Price , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Name: David Pumphrey , Center for Strategic and International Studies
Name: JingJing Qian , Natural Resources Defense Council
Name: Rod Quinn , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Name: Luke Schoen , Tsinghua-Berkeley Inter-University Program
Name: Deborah Seligsohn , World Resources Institute
Name: Monisha Shah , National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Name: Bo Shen , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Name: Edward Steinfeld , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Name: Jennifer Turner , Woodrow Wilson Center
Name: Alex Wang , UC Berkeley Boalt Law School
Name: Elizabeth Wilson , University of Minnesota
Name: Julian Wong , Green Leap Forward
Name: Ailun Yang , World Resources Institute
Name: Zhang Xiaoquan , The Nature Conservancy
Name: Nan Zhou , Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Data Sources

BP Statistical Review of World Energy
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (ORNL)
China Energy Databook (LBNL)
Key China Energy Statistics 2011 (LBNL)
Climate Analysis Indicator Tool (CAIT)
Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR)
Energy Information Administration (EIA)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
The World Bank
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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