Common Resources
A blog that offers timely analysis and commentary about pressing environmental and energy issues.
Common Resources Archive
Inflation Reduction Act Can Achieve Emissions Reductions Even with Oil and Gas Provisions
Aug. 15, 2022
Improving Public Data on the Carbon Intensity of the US Electric Grid
Aug. 12, 2022
Inflation Reduction Act: Electric Vehicle Subsidies for Passenger Vehicles
Aug. 11, 2022
California Cap and Trade Explained
Aug. 10, 2022
Climate Policy, Environmental Justice, and the Inflation Reduction Act
Aug. 8, 2022
Inflation Reduction Act: Examining Electric Vehicle Subsidies for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Aug. 5, 2022
Considering Another Export Ban on US Crude Oil: What Would Happen to Gasoline Prices?
Aug. 2, 2022
Designing Effective Environmental Policies by Letting Markets for Pollution Allowances Determine the Value and Quantity of Environmental Commodities
July 19, 2022
The Role of Voluntary Carbon Markets in Achieving Net-Zero Goals
July 13, 2022
The Consequences of the Supreme Court’s West Virginia v. EPA Ruling for Environmental Regulation
July 6, 2022
Three Insights from the Debate Over Minimum Offer Price Rules in Electricity Markets
July 6, 2022
Hydrogen Hubs: Helping Ensure Their Success
July 1, 2022
Climate Philanthropy and Transformational Change: RFF’s Policy Leadership Series
June 30, 2022
Income Inequality Is a Key Driver of Decreased Residential Electricity Consumption
June 23, 2022
Now’s the Time: How States Can Take Advantage of High Energy Prices
June 8, 2022
Learning from the Energy Transition in Poland: A Q&A with Wesley Look and Aleksander Śniegocki
June 1, 2022
To Tax or Not to Tax? The Answer May Surprise You
May 20, 2022
Wetland Conservation Is Worth the Cost
April 18, 2022
Kathy Sullivan Explores Marrying the Economy and the Environment, with Tim Dunn
April 15, 2022
Partners, Not Rivals: Supply- and Demand-Side Policies Pursued in Parallel Can Mitigate or Eliminate Leakage
April 15, 2022
Managed Fires Can Help Mitigate the Risks Posed by Increasing Frequency of Wildfires
April 4, 2022
“Can We Please Stop Talking about Energy Independence?”
March 16, 2022
Remembering Cliff Russell
March 10, 2022
Bringing the Future into the Present
Feb. 28, 2022
