Issue 218: The Road Ahead for the Transportation Sector

A Note from RFF’s President

An important lever to achieve our mission at Resources for the Future (RFF) has always been direct policy engagement. Unprecedented changes to federal policy in 2025 will require us to adapt our own engagement moving forward. I am proud to reiterate that RFF, just like it has been for nearly 75 years, will continue to be an objective voice on policy decisions at all levels of government. Our mission has and always will be to bring rigorous, nonpartisan economic research to current and future environmental, energy, and natural resource decisions.

This Resources magazine issue focuses on RFF’s Transportation Program, which covers one sector of the economy in which we are seeing the policy landscape shift. Substantive policy changes over the last several years have centered on these issues, with RFF providing research on how policies can be both economically viable and environmentally sound. In this issue of Resources, you’ll read about policy actions among US states as the federal government steps away from climate change commitments, prices at public charging stations for electric vehicles, the critical mineral supply chain and its relationship to China, and more.

Throughout the evolving and uncertain policy landscape of 2025, RFF remains committed to being an honest and objective partner as policymakers debate environmental and energy solutions, including those related to transportation. We look forward to working with you in having critical conversations about these economic decisions and finding shared areas of breakthrough.

Billy Pizer
President and CEO, Resources for the Future