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A Carbon Price for Australia: From Tax to Trading

A Carbon Price for Australia: From Tax to Trading

Frank Jotzo

April 4, 2011

RFF President Phil Sharp on America’s Nuclear Future

RFF President Phil Sharp on America’s Nuclear Future

RFF Staff

April 1, 2011

From The Green Book To Green Energy: Prospects Of A Sustainable Libya

From The Green Book To Green Energy: Prospects Of A Sustainable Libya

Lynann Butkiewicz

March 28, 2011

The “Value” of Valuing Ecosystem Services

The “Value” of Valuing Ecosystem Services

R. David Simpson

March 21, 2011

If Not Kyoto, Then What? A Second Track Takes Shape

If Not Kyoto, Then What? A Second Track Takes Shape

Raymond J. Kopp

March 15, 2011

How Big Will The Green Fund Grow?

How Big Will The Green Fund Grow?

Andrew Stevenson

March 10, 2011

The Green Climate Fund Vs. The $100 Billion “Fund”

The Green Climate Fund Vs. The $100 Billion “Fund”

Andrew Stevenson

March 9, 2011

Climate Change and Agriculture

Climate Change and Agriculture

Wolfram Schlenker

March 7, 2011

How Will State Department Cuts Affect Climate Diplomacy?

How Will State Department Cuts Affect Climate Diplomacy?

Lynann Butkiewicz

March 3, 2011

Back To BASICs

Back To BASICs

Lynann Butkiewicz

March 1, 2011

The Marriage of Ecology and Economics at RFF

The Marriage of Ecology and Economics at RFF

RFF Staff

March 1, 2011

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change After 20 Years: Is There a Better Way Forward?

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change After 20 Years: Is There a Better Way Forward?

Raymond J. Kopp

Feb. 21, 2011

Climate Negotiations and International Finance

Climate Negotiations and International Finance

Nigel Purvis and Kurt Stephenson

Feb. 7, 2011

Flex-Fuel-Vehicles-and-Alternative-Fuel-Infrastructure-A-Chicken-or-Egg-Question

Flex-Fuel-Vehicles-and-Alternative-Fuel-Infrastructure-A-Chicken-or-Egg-Question

Kenneth S. Corts

Jan. 24, 2011

Taxation and Regulation of Plastic Shopping Bags in Botswana and South Africa

Taxation and Regulation of Plastic Shopping Bags in Botswana and South Africa

Anthony Leiman

Jan. 10, 2011

The 2010 Gulf Coast Oil Spill and RFF’s Research

The 2010 Gulf Coast Oil Spill and RFF’s Research

RFF Staff

Jan. 1, 2011

Fixing Chesapeake Bay: Getting the Strategy Right

Fixing Chesapeake Bay: Getting the Strategy Right

Andrew Manale

Dec. 27, 2010

Hindsight And Foresight: Looking Back On Cancun And Forward To Durban

Hindsight And Foresight: Looking Back On Cancun And Forward To Durban

Daniel F. Morris

Dec. 15, 2010

Getting Serious about Deficits and Climate at the Same Time

Getting Serious about Deficits and Climate at the Same Time

Ian Parry

Dec. 13, 2010

Real Energy Security: Drill, Baby, Drill—But Not Now

Real Energy Security: Drill, Baby, Drill—But Not Now

Jeffrey Frankel

Dec. 6, 2010

The Experience of Area Licenses and Cordon Tolling to Date

The Experience of Area Licenses and Cordon Tolling to Date

Georgina Santos

Nov. 22, 2010

Embracing Green-Growth Diplomacy

Embracing Green-Growth Diplomacy

Nigel Purvis

Nov. 22, 2010

Improving Air Quality by Reformulating Gasoline: Stricter Is Better

Improving Air Quality by Reformulating Gasoline: Stricter Is Better

Maximilian Auffhammer and Ryan Kellogg

Nov. 15, 2010

Estimating the “Social Cost of Carbon” for Regulatory Impact Analysis

Estimating the “Social Cost of Carbon” for Regulatory Impact Analysis

Charles Griffiths, Elizabeth Kopits, Alex Marten, Chris Moore, Stephen Newbold, and Ann Wolverton

Nov. 8, 2010