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Triple Convergence toward a Higher Gasoline Tax

Triple Convergence toward a Higher Gasoline Tax

Kenneth Small

Nov. 20, 2009

What Motivates People to Buy Hybrids?

What Motivates People to Buy Hybrids?

Shanjun Li

Nov. 13, 2009

Adapting Environmental Policy for the Developing World

Adapting Environmental Policy for the Developing World

RFF Staff

Nov. 10, 2009

U.S. Leadership in Copenhagen

U.S. Leadership in Copenhagen

Peter Nelson

Nov. 9, 2009

The 2008 Oil Price Shock: Markets or Mayhem?

The 2008 Oil Price Shock: Markets or Mayhem?

James Smith

Nov. 6, 2009

Measuring the Costs of Air Pollution in China

Measuring the Costs of Air Pollution in China

Peter Nelson

Nov. 1, 2009

Congestion and the Commons: What Happens When Some Resources are Closed and Others are Open-Access

Congestion and the Commons: What Happens When Some Resources are Closed and Others are Open-Access

Peter Nelson

Nov. 1, 2009

H1N1 vaccination clinic

The Right Combination of Carrots and Sticks: Encouraging Surveillance and Reporting of Emerging Pandemics

Peter Nelson

Nov. 1, 2009

Ethics and Discounting Global Warming Damages

Ethics and Discounting Global Warming Damages

Cameron Hepburn

Oct. 30, 2009

Would Weaker Targets Reduce Allowance Prices?

Would Weaker Targets Reduce Allowance Prices?

Raymond J. Kopp

Oct. 27, 2009

The Chinese Straw Man

The Chinese Straw Man

Andrew Stevenson

Oct. 23, 2009

The Price of Gas and the Demand for Fuel Economy: Are There Any Links?

The Price of Gas and the Demand for Fuel Economy: Are There Any Links?

Thomas Klier and Joshua Linn

Oct. 23, 2009

Much Ado About Allocations

Much Ado About Allocations

Tiffany Clements

Oct. 21, 2009

Climate Impacts on Energy Markets: An Outsider’s Perspective

Climate Impacts on Energy Markets: An Outsider’s Perspective

Peter Nelson

Oct. 21, 2009

Tobacco Taxation in the European Union and United States

Tobacco Taxation in the European Union and United States

Sijbren Cnossen

Oct. 19, 2009

The Role Regional Differences Play in U.S. Climate Policy

The Role Regional Differences Play in U.S. Climate Policy

Tiffany Clements

Oct. 15, 2009

Looking Upstream to Streamline Carbon Regulation

Looking Upstream to Streamline Carbon Regulation

Tiffany Clements

Oct. 13, 2009

A Pragmatic Global Climate Policy Architecture

A Pragmatic Global Climate Policy Architecture

Jeffrey Frankel and Valentina Bosetti

Oct. 12, 2009

Curbing Deforestation Emissions: A REDD Primer

Curbing Deforestation Emissions: A REDD Primer

Tiffany Clements

Oct. 8, 2009

Senator Warns of Energy Sprawl, Calls for Nuclear Power Expansion

Senator Warns of Energy Sprawl, Calls for Nuclear Power Expansion

Tiffany Clements

Oct. 7, 2009

A Side-by-Side Look at House and Senate Climate Bills

A Side-by-Side Look at House and Senate Climate Bills

Tiffany Clements

Oct. 5, 2009

Reassessing Oil Security

Reassessing Oil Security

Stephen P. A. Brown

Oct. 5, 2009

The EISA Cellulosic Ethanol Mandate: Meeting Energy Security and Emissions Reductions Goals

The EISA Cellulosic Ethanol Mandate: Meeting Energy Security and Emissions Reductions Goals

Arthur G. Fraas and Robert Johansson

Oct. 1, 2009

Kerry, Boxer Introduce Senate Climate Bill

Kerry, Boxer Introduce Senate Climate Bill

Tiffany Clements

Sept. 30, 2009