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Smooth Waters Ahead for Offshore Wind?

Kathryne Cleary and Karen Palmer

Jan. 14, 2022

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More Than Just Jobs: Assessing the Public Finance Implications of the Energy Transition

Daniel Raimi

Jan. 13, 2022

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The Build Back Better Act Could Speed Deployment of Cleaner Commercial Vehicles

Joshua Linn, Wesley Look, and Cole Martin

Jan. 11, 2022

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Remembering Thomas Lovejoy

RFF Staff

Jan. 5, 2022

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RFF Commemorates its 70th Anniversary with a Year of Research, Events, and Analysis

Richard G. Newell

Jan. 5, 2022

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RFF’s Top Stories of the Past Year

Resources Staff

Dec. 20, 2021

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Buy Clean: Can the New Executive Order Make a Real Difference?

Alan Krupnick

Dec. 17, 2021

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Kathy Sullivan Explores the Courage to Step Out, with Dawn Wright

Kathryn Sullivan

Dec. 13, 2021

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What Happened in Glasgow at COP26?

Robert Stavins

Nov. 19, 2021

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The Build Back Better Act and Green Procurement

Alan Krupnick

Nov. 19, 2021

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Breathe Easy: Smartphone Apps Can Reduce Exposure to Air Pollution

Allen Blackman and Bridget Hoffmann

Nov. 19, 2021

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Effective Incentives for Hydrogen Production, with Long- and Near-Term Climate Benefits

Jay Bartlett and Alan Krupnick

Nov. 15, 2021

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The Supreme Court’s New Threat to Climate Policy

Nathan Richardson

Nov. 5, 2021

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Accounting for Emissions in Global Trade with a Greenhouse Gas Index

Brian Flannery

Oct. 21, 2021

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Designing Border Carbon Adjustments When Carbon Is Not Explicitly Priced

Erin Campbell and William Pizer

Oct. 19, 2021

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Two Paths to 1.5°C: Will We Take Either One?

Erin Campbell, Daniel Raimi, and Seth Villanueva

Oct. 7, 2021

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RFF Celebrates Founders’ Day

Richard G. Newell

Oct. 7, 2021

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A Solution to the Competitiveness Risks of Climate Policy: Countervailing Duty Law

Joseph E. Aldy

Oct. 5, 2021

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Environmental Justice and Equity: RFF’s Policy Leadership Series

Michael Regan, Richard G. Newell, and Elizabeth Wason

Sept. 30, 2021

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Fuel Economy Standards Will Help Speed the Deployment of Electric Vehicles, But May Not Be Enough to Achieve the 2030 Target

Benjamin Leard, Joshua Linn, and Virginia McConnell

Sept. 30, 2021

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Is the Clean Electricity Performance Program Feasible?

Kathryne Cleary

Sept. 30, 2021

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Can We Use Machine Learning to Predict Energy Savings?

Karen Palmer and Brian C. Prest

Sept. 29, 2021

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Savings Versus Comfort: How Smarter Thermostats Can Respond to Time-Varying Prices

Karen Palmer

Sept. 29, 2021

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What Should Federal Agencies Assume for How Much Consumers Are Willing to Pay for Fuel Cost Savings?

Kevin Ankney, Benjamin Leard, Joshua Linn, and Virginia McConnell

Sept. 22, 2021