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About

Dr. Katya Rhodes is an associate professor in the School of Public Administration, an associate member in the Department of Psychology and a member of the Institute for Integrated Energy Systems at the ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ.

Dr. Rhodes leads the  at the ßÉßɱ¬ÁÏ. Her research team focuses on the topics of low-carbon economy transitions and climate policy design using survey tools, energy-economy models, media and content analysis.

She is a member of Canada's Sustainable Development Advisory Council providing policy advice on UN's Sustainable Development Goals in the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy. In 2019-2022, she served as president of the .

Before joining academia, Dr. Rhodes worked in the British Columbia (BC) Climate Action Secretariat where she led greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions modelling and economic analyses for the provincial CleanBC plan. Dr. Rhodes' professional experiences also include the development of clean technology and green jobs databases at the Vancouver Economic Commission, analysis of the provincial policy for the Cumulative Effects Framework in the BC Government, the investigation of public and stakeholder perceptions of BC’s carbon tax at the Pembina Institute and teaching Environmental Economics at Royal Roads University.

Dr. Rhodes’ current research focuses on the design of effective and acceptable climate policies. She holds grants from SSHRC and Swedish Research Council to study pathways to achieve net-zero and the possibility of co-existence of climate sustainability and economic growth. Dr. Rhodes’ ongoing projects also assess consumer motivations to adopt low-carbon technologies, improvements in energy-economy models, and the design of community-level policy to accelerate climate action.

Dr. Rhodes teaches interdisciplinary courses including ADMN 548 Sustainability Transitions, ADMN 509 Economics for Policy Analysis, and ADMN 581 Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation.

Research interests

• decoupling economic growth from emissions
• public acceptance of climate policy
• consumer preferences for low-carbon technology
• climate policy mixes
• climate policy governance
• economic impacts of climate policy

Media interviews

Canada’s National Observer (2025). . April 24.

CarbonBrief (2025). April 23.

Canada’s National Observer (2025).  April 23.

C-FAX Radio (2025).  April 22.

Global National News (2025).  April 1.

CBC Radio-Canada (2025).  March 14.

Investigative Journalism Foundation (2025). . March 14.

CBC Radio-Canada (2025). . January 23.

CBC News (2024).  October 17.

CBC Radio (2024).  September 25.

National Observer (2024).  September 25, 2024.

CBC News (2024).  Research says that's not surprising. June 1.

The Globe and Mail (2024).  June 1.

National Observer (2023). . April 5.

CBC News (2024).  March 31.

The Globe and Mail (2023).  December 19.

Toronto Star (2023).  November 24.

Victoria News (2023).  October 25.

CBC News (2023).  October 20.

CBC Radio (2023).  June 9.

Times Colonist (2023).  February 23.

The Tyee (2023).  February 14.

Global News (2023).  February 13.

CBC News (2021).  November 8.

Publications

Policy & opinion papers

Starke, E., and Rhodes, E. (2025).  Policy Options April 9.

Lloyd, S. and Rhodes, E. (2025). . Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, Victoria, B.C.

Rhodes, E. and Bell, C. (2025). . The Tyee, January 28.

Rhodes, E. (2024). . Canada’s National Observer. October 18.

Rhodes, E. (2024).  The Conversation Canada, April 7.

Dordi, T., Rhodes, E. and McPherson, M. (2023).  Policy Options August 23.

Gransaull, G., Rhodes, E. and Fairbrother, M. (2023).  Policy Options August 9.

Scott, W. and Rhodes, E. (2023).  The Conversation Canada, March 28.

Rhodes, E. and Corbett, M. (2023).. The Conversation Canada, January 24.

Andrew, K., Majerbi, B. and Rhodes, E. (2022).  The Conversation Canada, April 7. Re-posted in  and 

Rhodes, E. and Hoyle, A. (2021).  The Conversation Canada, November 9.

Scott, W. and Rhodes, E. (2021).  Policy Options, August 13.

Rhodes, E. (2020).  Policy Options, July 20. The Coronavirus Pandemic: Canada’s Response Special Feature.

Journal articles

Hoyle, A. and Rhodes, E. . Energy Policy, 203, 114644.

Bell, C., Rhodes, E., Long, Z. and Salemi, C. (2025). . Energy Policy, 197, 114430.

Andrew, K., Pardy, A.,and Rhodes, E. (2024). . Special issue “Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Urban Environments.” Frontiers in Energy Efficiency, 2.

Andrew, K., Rhodes, E. and Ebner, M. (2024). . Journal of Environmental Management, 351, 119601.

Veitch, E., and Rhodes, E. (2024). . Case Studies on Transport Research, 15, 101128. Nominated for Elsevier Atlas Award.

Hoyle, A., Peters, J., Jaccard, M. and Rhodes, E. (2023). . Energy Policy, 185, 113919.

Dordi, T., Webber, O., Rhodes, E. and McPherson, M. (2023). . Energy Research and Social Science, 103, 103189.

McPherson, M., Rhodes, E., Stanislaw, L., Arjmand, R., Saffari, M., Hoicka, C., Xu, R. and Esfahlani, M. (2023). . Energy Reports, 9, 4380-4400.

Scott, W., Rhodes, E. and Hoicka, C. (2023). . Climate Policy, 23(8).

Gransaull, G., Rhodes, E. and Fairbrother, M. (2022). . Energy Policy, 175, 113484.

Corbett, M., Rhodes, E., Pardy, A. and Long, Z. (2023). . Energy Research and Social Science, 96, 102926.

Fairbrother, M. and Rhodes, E. (2023). . Frontiers in Climate, 4, 1043672.

Odland, S., Rhodes, E., Corbett, M. and Pardy, A. (2023). . Energy Policy, 173, 113368.

Andrew, K., Majerbi, B. and Rhodes, E. (2022). . Ecological Economics, 107586.

Rhodes, E., Hoyle, A., McPherson, M. and Craig, K. (2022). . Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 153, 111739.

Yan, L. . On Rhodes, E., Scott, W. and Jaccard, M. Nature Climate Change, 11, 643.

Rhodes, E., Scott, W. and Jaccard, M. (2021). . Energy Policy, 156, 112419.

Rhodes, E., Craig, K., Hoyle, A. and McPherson, M. (2021). . Sustainability, 13(1), 5789.

Kitt, S., Axsen, J., Long, Z. and Rhodes, E. (2021). . Ecological Economics 183, 106958.

Rhodes, E., Axsen, J., and Jaccard, M. (2017). . Ecological Economics, 137, 56-69

Rhodes, E., Axsen, J., and Jaccard, M. (2015). . Energy Policy. 79, 104-114.

Rhodes, E., Axsen, J.,and Jaccard, M. (2014). ? Global Environmental Change, 29, 92-104.

Rhodes, E. and Jaccard, M. (2013). . Canadian Public Policy, 39, S37-51.