Research
Research Publications at Non-profits
- Breakthrough Agenda
The 2022 Breakthrough Agenda Report, led by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions, focused on supporting stronger international collaboration to drive faster reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions. I led the agriculture sector chapter of the report, published September 19, 2022. - State of Climate Action 2022
The State of Climate Action 2022 provides a comprehensive assessment of the gap in climate action by highlighting where recent progress must accelerate over the next decade across power, buildings, industry, transport, forests and land, food and agriculture, technological carbon removal, and finance. I co-authored the food and agriculture chapter.
Peer-reviewed Publications
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Redefining Agricultural Yields: From Tonnes to People Nourished Per Hectare
Environmental Research Letters (2013) Emily S. Cassidy, Paul C. West, James S. Gerber, and Jonathan A. Foley. This article is the foundation of my master’s research. The publication has been downloaded over 200,000 times, cited over 600 times, and is in the top 5% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric. -
Solutions for a cultivated planet
Nature (2011) Jonathan A. Foley, Navin Ramankutty, Kate A. Brauman, Emily S. Cassidy, James S. Gerber, Matt Johnston, Nathaniel D. Mueller, Christine O’Connell, Deepak K. Ray, Paul C. West, Christian Balzer, Elena M. Bennett, Stephen R. Carpenter, Jason Hill, Chad Monfreda, Stephen Polasky, Johan Rockström, John Sheehan, Stefan Siebert, David Tilman, and David P. M. Zaks.This article was on the cover of Nature and has been cited over 6,400 times.
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An attainable global vision for conservation and human well‐being
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (2018) Heather M. Tallis, Peter L. Hawthorne, Stephen Polasky, Joseph Reid, Michael W. Beck, Kate A. Brauman, Jeffrey M. Bielicki, Seth Binder, Matthew G. Burgess, Emily S. Cassidy, Adam Clark, Joseph Fargione, Edward T. Game, James S. Gerber, Forest Isbell, Joseph Kiesecker, Robert McDonald, Marc Metian, Jennifer L. Molnar, Nathan D. Mueller, Christine O’Connell, Daniel Ovando, Max Troell, Timothy M. Boucher, Brian McPeek. -
Leverage points for improving global food security and the environment
Science (2014) Paul C. West, James S. Gerber, Peder M. Engstrom, Nathaniel D. Mueller, Kate A. Brauman, Kimberly M. Carlson, Emily S. Cassidy, Matt Johnston, Graham K. MacDonald, Deepak K. Ray, and Stefan Siebert. -
Rethinking Agricultural Trade Relationships in an Era of Globalization
BioScience (2015) Graham K. MacDonald, Kate A. Brauman, Shipeng Sun, Kimberly M. Carlson, Emily S. Cassidy, James S. Gerber, Paul C. West. This article was on the cover of BioScience.