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Achieving the Paris Agreement Temperature Targets Would Yield Major Global Economic Benefits

Jordan Wingenroth, Brian C. Prest, and Kevin Rennert

Jan. 12, 2024

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How Much Will the Inflation Reduction Act Reduce Emissions?

Maya Domeshek, Nicholas Roy, Daniel Raimi, and Elizabeth Wason

Jan. 11, 2024

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Hydrogen In Focus

Matt Fleck and Annie McDarris

Jan. 11, 2024

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A Year of Events

Matt Fleck, Annie McDarris, and Holli Jones

Jan. 11, 2024

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What’s at the Top of Your Stack?

Kristin Hayes, Daniel Raimi, and Margaret A. Walls

Jan. 11, 2024

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What Is an “Energy Community”?

Daniel Raimi and Sophie Pesek

Jan. 11, 2024

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Zero-Emission Trucks and the Inflation Reduction Act: Incentives for Upgrading Electricity Infrastructure to Handle a Growing Share of Large Electric Vehicles

Nafisa Lohawala and Beia Spiller

Jan. 11, 2024

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Supporter Spotlight: Active Engagement Produces Impact

Richard Schmalensee

Jan. 11, 2024

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Geeking Out on Geography: Mapping the Effects of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act

Alexandra Thompson

Jan. 11, 2024

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Disclosing Wildfire Risks in Home Sales

Emily Joiner, Lala Ma, Margaret A. Walls, Matthew Wibbenmeyer, and Connor Lennon

Jan. 11, 2024

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Power-Sector Pollution Targeted by New Regulations from the US Environmental Protection Agency

Karen Palmer and Matt Fleck

Jan. 11, 2024

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Prioritizing Justice in New York State Climate Policy: Aiming for Cleaner Air in Disadvantaged Communities

Molly Robertson and Eddie Bautista

Oct. 4, 2023

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As Sea Levels Rise, So Does Wastewater

Margaret A. Walls, Emma DeAngeli, and Yanjun (Penny) Liao

Oct. 4, 2023

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California’s Cap-and-Trade Program and Improvements in Local Air Quality

Nicholas Roy and Dallas Burtraw

Oct. 4, 2023

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Achieving Justice by Putting Vulnerable Communities on the Map

Eric Tate and Elizabeth Wason

Oct. 4, 2023

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Environmental Justice and the Cumulative Impacts of Pollution

Margaret A. Walls and Ana Baptista

Oct. 4, 2023

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Resources for the Future Welcomes Three New Fellows

Matt Fleck

Oct. 4, 2023

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Sailing Uncharted Waters: International Trade Becomes an Element of Climate Policy

Raymond J. Kopp, Kevin Rennert, and William Pizer

Oct. 4, 2023

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Spirit Week Photo Contest

Elizabeth Albert, Carlin Anderson, James Boyd, Ezra Brown, Matt Fleck, Richard G. Newell, Karen Palmer, Brian C. Prest, Sally Robson, Jhih-Shyang Shih, Elizabeth Wason, Tommy Wrenn, and Shannon Wulf Tregar

Oct. 4, 2023

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Supporter Spotlight: Creating Policy with Good Thinking and Social Stakeholders

Dallas Burtraw

Oct. 4, 2023

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The Economics of Biodiversity

Partha Dasgupta

May 18, 2023

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Windows on the World: The Value of Satellite Information for Decisionmaking

Sarah Beam Aldy

May 18, 2023

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Institutional Strategies for State-Level Decarbonization of the Electricity Grid in the Wake of the Inflation Reduction Act

Maya Domeshek

May 18, 2023

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Nuclear Energy Innovation and Deployment

Alex Gilbert and Daniel Raimi

May 18, 2023