Common Resources
A blog that offers timely analysis and commentary about pressing environmental and energy issues.
Common Resources Archive
Should Utilities Manage How Your Appliances Use Energy?
Jan. 13, 2021
Climate Consensus across Continents: Opinions in China, Sweden, and the United States Increasingly Align
Jan. 12, 2021
The Potential of Hydrogen for Decarbonization: Evaluating Low-Carbon “Blue” Hydrogen Against End-Use CCUS
Jan. 11, 2021
How Permanently Has the Outgoing Administration Impacted Environmental Policy?
Jan. 11, 2021
Considerations for Benefit-Cost Analysis under the Biden Administration
Jan. 4, 2021
Hindsight 20/20: RFF’s Top 11 Stories from 2020
Dec. 29, 2020
Is Regulation or Legislation More Durable? With Climate Policy, the Answer Is Not So Simple
Dec. 28, 2020
Cash for Clunkers 2.0: Targeting Scrappage Subsidies to Cut Costs
Dec. 22, 2020
The New Benefit-Cost Rule: Less than Meets the Eye
Dec. 17, 2020
Evidence from Wildfire Events in the Western United States Reveals Inequalities in Wildfire Management
Dec. 16, 2020
Legal Risk Hangs over Biden’s Climate Plans
Dec. 14, 2020
Ecological and Economic Implications of the US Wood Pellet Industry
Dec. 11, 2020
Moving the Needle on Electric Vehicle Market Share
Dec. 10, 2020
Biden’s Regulatory Agenda Will Go through the Clean Air Act
Dec. 7, 2020
Clean Energy and Climate Legislation: RFF’s Policy Leadership Series
Nov. 25, 2020
The Environmental Threat Posed by Mislabeled Seafood
Nov. 24, 2020
“Green” Bonds: Potential for the Marketplace to Reflect the Value of Environmental Goods
Nov. 23, 2020
Equitable Transition to a Low-Emissions Future: Public Benefits Programs
Nov. 12, 2020
License Plate–Based Driving Restrictions Programs: Where Do They Make Sense?
Nov. 4, 2020
Decarbonized Transportation Should Be Affordable, Accessible, and Pollution Free. How Can Policymakers Balance These Goals?
Nov. 2, 2020
New Federal Policies are Needed to Address Surging Wildfire Smoke
Oct. 30, 2020
The Future of Natural Gas: Balancing Economics and Climate Change
Oct. 29, 2020
Pursuing Best Practices and Avoiding Pitfalls in the Design of Building Performance Standards
Oct. 29, 2020
How Energy and Climate Are Shaping Geopolitics: RFF’s Policy Leadership Series with Daniel Yergin
Oct. 29, 2020
