Nathan Lemphers, University of Waterloo

Research

Climate change Oil and gas companies Climate science History of science Political economy Qualitative research Public policy Climate politics

Latest funding

Oil's Reach: Tracing how the oil industry shaped early federal climate policy in Canada (1971-1992)
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$36,143

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Oil's Reach: Tracing how the oil industry shaped early federal climate policy in Canada (1971-1992)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Lemphers, Nathan

Keywords: Climate change; Oil and gas companies; Climate science; History of science; Political economy; Qualitative research; Public policy; Climate politics

$36,143

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Climate change Dear Professor Lemphers, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on climate change connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Oil's Reach: Tracing how the oil industry shaped early federal climate policy in Canada (1971-1992)" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]