Common Resources
A blog that offers timely analysis and commentary about pressing environmental and energy issues.
Common Resources Archive
If/Then: To Reduce Wildfire Risk, Agencies Need to Manage Both Fire Prevention and Response
May 26, 2026
If/Then: Pending Deregulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Create Significant Negative Health Effects
May 19, 2026
Four Lessons from Energy and Climate Policy for Governing Artificial Intelligence
May 11, 2026
A Closer Look at Affordability Pressures in the United States
May 4, 2026
Can Price Floors Fix America’s Rare Earth Problem?
April 22, 2026
Earth Day 2026: How Resources for the Future Contributes to a Better World
April 21, 2026
Office Hours with Billy Pizer: How Can We Value and Improve Future Energy Security?
April 17, 2026
Energy and the Iran War: What We’re Watching
March 17, 2026
High Costs and Few Benefits from California’s Proposed Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit
March 2, 2026
If/Then: The Uncertain Future of Coal and What It Means for Climate, Air Quality, and the Energy Economy
Feb. 17, 2026
If/Then: America’s Great Global Governance Withdrawal Risks Global Climate Action
Feb. 12, 2026
Carbon Pricing Cooperation Provided a Hint of Optimism at Global Climate Talks in Brazil
Feb. 9, 2026
If/Then: Ignoring the Benefits of Air Pollution Regulations Will Lead to Worse Policy Decisions
Jan. 22, 2026
The Promise of Ethanol-to-Jet for Sustainable Aviation Fuel in the United States
Jan. 21, 2026
How Will Changes to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Affect Short-Term Markets?
Jan. 15, 2026
Why One-Off Federal Investments Won’t Make or Break US Critical Mineral Supply
Jan. 6, 2026
The Evolving View of Climate-Related Financial Risks in the US Financial Sector
Dec. 15, 2025
How Will Changes to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Affect Long-Term Contracts?
Dec. 10, 2025
If/Then: A Last Hurrah for Transatlantic Fossil Fuel Energy Trade?
Dec. 8, 2025
The World Will Exceed 1.5°C. What’s Next for Climate Policy?
Dec. 3, 2025
How Could Changes to Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Affect Emissions?
Nov. 20, 2025
In a Sea of Critical Minerals Supply, Can US Policy Create an Island?
Nov. 13, 2025
State Carbon Prices Are Here to Stay
Nov. 4, 2025
If/Then: Repealing Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Standards Would Hurt Households Rather than Help Them
Nov. 3, 2025