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Policy, Innovation and Climate: Strategies to Spur Climate-Friendly Technology

Policy, Innovation and Climate: Strategies to Spur Climate-Friendly Technology

Stan Wellborn

July 20, 2009

Dealing with Drought: Coordinating Freshwater Management to Adapt to Extreme Weather

Dealing with Drought: Coordinating Freshwater Management to Adapt to Extreme Weather

Alan Covich

July 16, 2009

Will Wal-Mart Lead the way on Carbon Labeling?

Will Wal-Mart Lead the way on Carbon Labeling?

Tiffany Clements

July 15, 2009

EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Will We Really Know Who is Emitting?

EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Will We Really Know Who is Emitting?

Mark A. Cohen

July 14, 2009

Meeting the 2 Degree Goal: Domestic Technology and Time Investments

Meeting the 2 Degree Goal: Domestic Technology and Time Investments

Tiffany Clements

July 13, 2009

The Evolving SO2 Allowance Market: Title IV, CAIR, and Beyond

The Evolving SO2 Allowance Market: Title IV, CAIR, and Beyond

Karen Palmer and David Evans

July 13, 2009

RFF Research Cited in CBO Analysis of Climate Policy Regional Effects

RFF Research Cited in CBO Analysis of Climate Policy Regional Effects

Tiffany Clements

July 10, 2009

How will the Senate Climate Debate Differ from the House Debate?

How will the Senate Climate Debate Differ from the House Debate?

Daniel F. Morris

July 9, 2009

New U.S. Incentives for a Copenhagen Agreement

New U.S. Incentives for a Copenhagen Agreement

Andrew Stevenson

July 8, 2009

Adaptation and Infrastructure in the U.S.

Adaptation and Infrastructure in the U.S.

Stan Wellborn

July 6, 2009

Waxman-Markey’s International Reach

Waxman-Markey’s International Reach

Andrew Stevenson

July 1, 2009

Curbing Global Tuberculosis: Saving Lives and Reaping Economic Benefits

Curbing Global Tuberculosis: Saving Lives and Reaping Economic Benefits

Peter Nelson

June 30, 2009

Achieving Efficient Coordination and Acceptance in Fishery Reform

Achieving Efficient Coordination and Acceptance in Fishery Reform

Robert Deacon

June 29, 2009

Overseeing Avoided Deforestation: Time for New Regulators?

Overseeing Avoided Deforestation: Time for New Regulators?

Tiffany Clements

June 24, 2009

Adapting to Climate Change: U.S. Coastal and Marine Resources

Adapting to Climate Change: U.S. Coastal and Marine Resources

Tiffany Clements

June 23, 2009

The Lifecycle Measurement Dilemma

The Lifecycle Measurement Dilemma

Joel Darmstadter

June 22, 2009

Should Distributional Considerations Hold Up Higher Gasoline Taxes?

Should Distributional Considerations Hold Up Higher Gasoline Taxes?

Sarah West

June 22, 2009

Is Free Allocation to Electricity Consumers the Best for Households?

Is Free Allocation to Electricity Consumers the Best for Households?

Dallas Burtraw

June 18, 2009

National Climate Assessment: Climate Change Underway, More Adaptation Research Needed

National Climate Assessment: Climate Change Underway, More Adaptation Research Needed

Tiffany Clements

June 17, 2009

Obama Administration Puts FutureGen Back in Play

Obama Administration Puts FutureGen Back in Play

J.W. Anderson

June 16, 2009

Experts Explore Challenges in Offset Market Design

Experts Explore Challenges in Offset Market Design

Daniel F. Morris

June 15, 2009

Prioritizing Investments for Improved Biodiversity Conservation Outcomes

Prioritizing Investments for Improved Biodiversity Conservation Outcomes

Juha V. Siikamäki and Stephen Newbold

June 15, 2009

An Adaptation Update from Bonn Climate Talks

An Adaptation Update from Bonn Climate Talks

Shalini Vajjhala

June 12, 2009

Tropical Forest Conservation in Waxman-Markey

Tropical Forest Conservation in Waxman-Markey

Andrew Stevenson

June 9, 2009