In Focus: Climate Policy Stories to Watch in 2025

Between technological advances, changes to US policy, and challenges in mitigating and adapting to climate impacts, 2025 will be a big year for climate and energy policy. What issues are standing out to researchers at Resources for the Future (RFF) this year? In this In Focus video, RFF experts Kristin Hayes, Jenya Kahn-Lang, and Nicholas Roy discuss the stories that they’re watching, including artificial intelligence, the effects of the US Supreme Court’s reversal of the Chevron doctrine, and the potential linkage between carbon markets in Washington State and California.

Hear more perspectives about developments in climate policy in 2025 at “Big Decisions 2025” on January 29, a panel discussion hosted by RFF with experts from government, industry, media, and research.