Common Resources
A blog that offers timely analysis and commentary about pressing environmental and energy issues.
Common Resources Archive
There’s a Better Way to Mine for Electric Vehicle Batteries
March 29, 2024
Feedbacks between Emissions Markets and Political Outcomes: A Case Study of Washington State’s Cap-and-Trade Program
March 22, 2024
Climate and Trade in a World of Resurgent Industrial Policy
March 15, 2024
Speeding Up Solar Projects: Siting Review under the National Environmental Policy Act
March 12, 2024
Living with Wildfire: Adapting to the New Normal
March 12, 2024
Critical Minerals for Electric Vehicles: What You Need to Know
March 7, 2024
Modeling Deep Decarbonization in the Industrial Sector: Opportunities and Challenges for Modelers and Policymakers
Feb. 22, 2024
How a Tax Incentive for Clean Energy in the Inflation Reduction Act Could Affect Low-Income Communities
Feb. 8, 2024
Accurately Quantifying “Super-Emitting” Leaks Is Key for the Methane Fee to Be Effective
Feb. 6, 2024
Verification Standards for Carbon Offsets: Breaking Down the New Proposed Guidance
Feb. 2, 2024
White House Rule on Clean Water Act in 2020 Dramatically Deregulated Waters of the United States
Jan. 31, 2024
Bill That Would Help Track Emissions Associated with Traded Goods Receives Bipartisan Support
Jan. 23, 2024
Unpacking the Proposed Guidance on the 45V Tax Credit for Clean Hydrogen
Jan. 18, 2024
A Tale of Two Highway Plans
Jan. 17, 2024
The Future of Solar Geoengineering Research
Jan. 17, 2024
Takeaways from the COP28 Climate Conference
Dec. 18, 2023
Boosting Recovery and Resilience in New York State after Hurricane Sandy
Dec. 15, 2023
Talking About International Trade at COP28 with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 13, 2023
Electrifying Transportation: RFF’s Policy Leadership Series
Dec. 7, 2023
Examining the Compatibility of Carbon Markets with Carbon Dioxide Removal
Nov. 30, 2023
Native Nations in the Energy Transition
Nov. 28, 2023
Adding an Emissions Cap to the Inflation Reduction Act Would Help Meet US Climate Goals
Nov. 9, 2023
More than Transmission: Examining Four Solutions That Could Help the United States Build a Cleaner Grid
Nov. 8, 2023
Economic Adaptation in the Energy Transition: Lessons from Tonawanda, New York
Oct. 30, 2023