STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
Energy and Climate
The Center works to ensure that the Houston region is
a global leader in the energy transition.
Reports and Presentation
The Center has conducted significant research on energy, the energy industry and the energy transition and has produced reports on the development of a clean hydrogen hub in
Houston and economic analysis on the impacts of the energy industry in Texas, among other topics central to the energy ecosystem.
Houston as a Global Hydrogen Hub
The Center has conducted significant research around developing a clean hydrogen hub in Houston. Our findings lay out how a strong base of regional and state assets can be leveraged to create a global hub.
- A Framework for Hydrogen in Texas, 2024
- Houston as the Epicenter of a Global Clean Hydrogen Hub, 2022
- RFI Response to the Department of Energy’s “Energy Earthshot Initiative,” 2021
- Transforming Texas into a Global Hydrogen Hub, 2021
- Houston Region: Becoming a Global Hydrogen Hub, 2020
- Slide Presentation: Becoming a Global Hydrogen Hub, 2020
Energy Economic Analysis
Since launching our Strategic Initiative around energy, the Center has released reports presenting economic analysis on the impacts of the energy industry, including collaborative studies with Texas 2036 and KPMG.
Houston Low Carbon Market Assessment: Four Ways Forward
In 2021, the Center released Houston Low-Carbon Market Assessment: Four Ways Forward, a collaborative research project between the Center and the University of Houston. The project presents perspectives on using CCUS to decarbonize existing energy value chains in the oil and gas, petrochemical and electric power industries.