Each week, I review the papers, studies, reports, and briefings posted over at the RFF Library Blog.
Tracking Energy Efficiency Performance in the United States
Today, we are unveiling a new web page that brings together many of key numbers to demonstrate our country’s overall energy efficiency. We chose metrics that measure trends from the perspective of major energy users. The metrics can also serve as a gateway to investigate the nuances of energy efficiency across the economy. - via American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Climate Change, Resilience, and Fairness: How Nonstructural Adaptation Can Protect and Empower Socially Vulnerable Communities on the Gulf Coast
[From Press Release] Coastal communities in low-lying Louisiana, threatened not only by subsiding land but rising seas, face social vulnerabilities that must be taken into consideration as the state adapts to climate change, new research finds. - via Oxfam America
Permanent Trust Funds: Funding Economic Change with Fracking Revenues
The recent boom and bust of unconventional oil and gas development, or “fracking,” has reopened serious questions about resource management in many U.S. states. While the oil and gas boom generated revenue, jobs, and economic development, the recent bust has adversely impacted state budgets due to declining industry investments in exploration and production and job cuts. - via Brookings
Carbon Pricing: the Paris Agreement’s Key Ingredient
…Well-designed carbon markets bring together key elements of success: they provide an essential source of climate finance, combined with strong governance, transparency and accounting frameworks. - via Environmental Defense Fund
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