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Europe Moves toward Requiring Low-Methane Natural Gas

Alan Krupnick

Oct. 28, 2020

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Climate Policymaking in the Shadow of the Supreme Court

Ann Carlson, Amelia Keyes, Benjamin Harris, and Dallas Burtraw

Oct. 27, 2020

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Implementing a Framework for Border Tax Adjustments in US Greenhouse Gas Tax Legislation and Regulations

Brian Flannery

Oct. 23, 2020

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Thoughtful Forest Management and Better Building Practices Can Help Mitigate the Impact of Wildfires

Ann Bartuska, David N. Wear, and Matthew Wibbenmeyer

Oct. 14, 2020

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Europe Leads the Way on Climate Policy

Robert Stavins and David Victor

Oct. 9, 2020

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Examining the Effects of a Federal Leasing Ban: Drilling into an Industry Study

Brian C. Prest

Oct. 1, 2020

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Forward Thinking: How FERC’s Order on Distributed Energy Resources Could Help Modernize the Grid

Kathryne Cleary and Karen Palmer

Oct. 1, 2020

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Conversations on Climate Challenges: Natural Disasters, Risk, and Survey Data

Jon A. Krosnick and Gabrielle Wong-Parodi

Sept. 29, 2020

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The Economic and Emissions Consequences of Supply-Side Reforms to Oil and Gas Production on Federal Lands

Brian C. Prest

Sept. 16, 2020

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Equitable Transition to a Low-Emissions Future: Environmental Remediation and Infrastructure

Daniel Raimi

Sept. 15, 2020

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Look Before You Leap: Three Governance Challenges for Taxpayer-Funded Cleanup of Oil and Gas Wells

Daniel Raimi and Nathan Lemphers

Sept. 9, 2020

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The Consequences of Climate Change Are Already Visible in Siberia

Francesco Bassetti

Sept. 2, 2020

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Subsidy Structure Could Be a Speed Bump for Chuck Schumer's Clean Car Adoption Plan

Kevin Ankney and Benjamin Leard

Aug. 24, 2020

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The Trump Administration Ignores Key Alternatives with New Methane Regulation Rollback

Alan Krupnick

Aug. 19, 2020

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Equitable Transition to a Low-Emissions Future: Economic Development

Daniel Raimi

Aug. 11, 2020

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The Value of Tax Adjustment Mechanisms for Designing Carbon Taxes

Marc Hafstead

Aug. 7, 2020

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Policy Options for an Equitable Transition to a Low-Emissions Future

Daniel Raimi, Wesley Look, and Molly Robertson

Aug. 4, 2020

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Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Electricity: An Early Look at New England

Kathryne Cleary and Karen Palmer

July 30, 2020

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COVID-19 Has Delayed Global Climate Talks, but Viable Climate Change Mitigation Strategies Still Exist

Cole Martin

July 27, 2020

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The Science of Forecasting: The Special Sauce

Roger Cooke

July 27, 2020

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The Trump Administration’s Regulatory Repeal Agenda Faces Another Setback. How did the Court do on Its Economics?

Alan Krupnick

July 24, 2020

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The Potential for Plugging Abandoned Wells as Green Economic Stimulus

Daniel Raimi, Neelesh Nerurkar, and Jason Bordoff

July 23, 2020

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Improving the Scientific Basis for Estimating the Social Cost of Carbon

Cora Kingdon and Kevin Rennert

July 17, 2020

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Conversations on Climate Challenges: Wildfire Policy and Public Health

Matthew Wibbenmeyer and Kari Nadeau

July 9, 2020