Introduction - Toward a New National Energy Policy: Assessing the Options

Introduction

Resources for the Future presents the findings from a two-year study, Toward a New National Energy Policy: Assessing the Options, that analyzes and appraises U.S. energy policy choices and provides policymakers with a wealth of valuable information for developing a coordinated national energy policy.

Carried out by RFF and the National Energy Policy Institute with support from the George Kaiser Family Foundation, it assesses 35 different policies and policy combinations based on their societal costs and their ability to reduce oil consumption and CO₂ emissions. Each is evaluated and ranked using a consistent and rigorous methodology, underpinned by an RFF version of the Energy Information Administration’s National Energy Modeling System.

Executive Summary

List of policies, summary of study's results