New RFF Blog on Trump Proposal to Freeze Fuel, GHG Standards
WASHINGTON, DC—Today Resources for the Future (RFF) posted the second in a multi-part blog series about the Trump administration’s recent proposal to freeze federal fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards.
In that blog, RFF Senior Fellows Joshua Linn and Virginia McConnell, and Research Assistant Justine Huetteman begin by noting:
“The Trump administration cites low gas prices as one of the main reasons for its proposal to freeze (that is, weaken) the federal fuel economy and greenhouse gas (GHG) standards. Much of the recent media coverage of the proposal has echoed the administration’s argument. We find that although gas prices affect benefits and costs of the standards, low gas prices provide only modest support for freezing the standards. Further, radically changing standards in response to fluctuating gas prices raises the costs of meeting the objectives of reducing fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions.”
Read the second blog in full: Why All the Talk about Gas Prices and Fuel Economy Standards?
Read the first blog in the series: Questions about the Trump Administration’s Cost-Benefit Analysis for its Proposal to Freeze the CAFE Standards.
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