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Hanna Breetz

Hanna Breetz

Assistant Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures

Hanna.Breetz@asu.edu

480-727-0408

School of Sustainability
Arizona State University
PO Box 875502
Tempe, AZ 85287-5502

Titles

  • Senior Global Futures Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory
  • Assistant Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures

Biography

Hanna Breetz is a political scientist who studies the political economy of alternative energy, focusing on biofuels and synthetic fuels. Her research investigates both the drivers of alternative energy policy - including the role of interest groups, decision-making institutions, and information about science and technology - as well as the impact of energy policy on innovation and technological change.

Education

  • PhD, Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013
  • BA, Government, Dartmouth College, 2002

Expertise

Journal Articles

In Press

Harding, E., K. Kroetz, H. L. Breetz, K. Lee, A. L. Thompson, H. B. Jackson, P. R. Armsworth and G. D. Iacona. Partnerships between organizations that manage protected land in California are associated with groups with environmentally oriented missions. Conservation Science and Practice

2019

Janssen, M. A., J. M. Anderies, A. Baeza-Castro, H. L. Breetz, T. Jasinski, H. C. Shin and S. Vallury. 2019. Highways as coupled infrastructure systems: An integrated approach to address sustainability challenges. Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure DOI: 10.1080/23789689.2019.1708181. (link )

2018

Stokes, L. C. and H. L. Breetz. 2018. Politics in the U.S. energy transition: Case studies of solar, wind, biofuels and electric vehicles policy. Energy Policy 113(Feb):76-86. DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.10.057. (link )

2017

Breetz, H. L. 2017. Editorial: Political-industrial ecology: Integrative, complementary, and critical approaches. Geoforum 85(Oct):392-395. DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.11.011. (link )

Breetz, H. L. 2017. Regulating carbon emissions from indirect land use change (ILUC): U.S. and California case studies. Environmental Science & Policy 77(Nov):25-31. DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2017.07.016. (link )

Cloutier, S., A. Karner, H. L. Breetz, P. Toufani, N. C. Onat, S. Patel, S. N. Paralkar, E. Berejnoi, B. Morrison, J. T. Papenfuss, A. D. Briggs and C. Carlson. 2017. Measures of a sustainable commute as a predictor of happiness. Sustainability 9(7):1214. DOI: 10.3390/su9071214. (link )

2011

Andres, R. B. and H. L. Breetz. 2011. Small nuclear reactors for military installations: Capabilities, costs, and technological implications. Strategic Forum 262:1-11. (link )

2007

Breetz, H. L. and K. Fisher-Vanden. 2007. Does cost-share replicate water quality trading projects? Implications for a possible partnership. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 29(2):201-215. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2007.00338.x. (link )

2005

Breetz, H. L., K. Fisher-Vanden, H. Jacobs and C. Schary. 2005. Trust and communication: Mechanisms for increasing farmers' participation in water quality trading. Land Economics 81(2):170-190. (link )

Book Chapters

2015

Breetz, H. L. 2015. Science, values, and the political framing of indirect land use change (ILUC). Pp. 95-122 In: Town, W. G. and J. N. Currano eds., Science and the Law: How the Communication of Science Affects Policy Development in the Environment, Food, Health, and Transport Sectors. Vol 1207. American Chemical Society. DOI: 10.1021/bk-2015-1207.ch007. ISBN: 9780841231085. (link )

Reports

2011

Narayanamurti, V., L. Diaz Anadon, H. L. Breetz, M. Bunn, H. Lee and E. Miekle. 2011. Transforming the Energy Economy: Options for Accelerating the Commercialization of Advanced Energy Technologies. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School. (link )

2004

Breetz, H. L., K. Fisher-Vanden, L. Garzon, H. Jacobs, K. Kroetz and R. Terry. 2004. Water Quality Trading and Offset Initiatives in the U.S.: A Comprehensive Survey. Dartmouth College. (link )