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Past Seminar
Sep 16, 2016
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Carbon pricing policies are prominent among federal-, state-, and provincial-level strategies for reducing emissions in North America. At this RFF seminar, experts provided the latest updates on carbon pricing developments in the three nations: Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
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Past Webinar
Sep 13, 2016
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At this webinar, Stanford’s Rob Jackson and Adam Brandt presented their work on methane leakage in natural gas distribution systems nationwide, showing how their leakage estimates compare to those of EPA. RFF’s Alan Krupnick shared highlights from RFF’s study of policy options for cost-effectively reducing methane emissions—including via trading programs—as well as discussed new findings about inactive wells, which have implications for future methane emissions.
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Past Seminar
Jul 12, 2016
Join representatives from the RGGI states and stakeholders for expert panel presentations followed by responses from stakeholder panels and the audience.
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Past Seminar
Jun 22, 2016
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At this RFF seminar, Jason Furman, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), unveiled a new CEA report that examines the economic principles underlying the program, discusses the case for reform, and provides quantitative estimates of the effects of such changes. Furman's remarks were followed by an expert panel discussion on reforming the federal coal leasing program.
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Past Seminar
Jun 1, 2016
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Experts at this seminar, hosted by RFF with New York University’s Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Decision Making, examined new findings from the institute that bring neuroscience to bear on what was once largely an economics question: How do people value environmental goods? Panelists discussed how these findings compare with traditional contingent valuation (one of the longest-standing, conventional approaches to environmental valuation) and the implications for public policy.
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Past Seminar
May 18, 2016
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Oil and gas development has increased substantially in the United States over the past decade, largely due to production from low-porosity rock formations subjected to hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. This rapid growth has created a variety of opportunities and challenges for local governments across the country. Experts at this seminar explored the key issues facing local governments in this new era.
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Past Seminar
May 4, 2016
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At this RFF First Wednesday Seminar, co-hosted with the UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute, national and international policymakers, leaders from nongovernmental organizations, representatives from certification programs and fisheries, and natural and social scientists examined the future of certification program outcomes.
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Past Seminar
Apr 6, 2016
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This RFF First Wednesday Seminar focused on the opportunities for and challenges of reducing supply chain deforestation using private and regulatory strategies, potential synergies among these strategies, and linkages with Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+).
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Past Seminar
Apr 5, 2016
In their new book, Struggling for Air: Power Plants and the “War on Coal”,* Richard L. Revesz and Jack Lienke explain how the US Environmental Protection Agency’s recent restrictions on pollution from coal-fired power plants fit within the broader historical context of our nation’s five-decade struggle to achieve clean air in every American community.
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Past Seminar
Mar 2, 2016
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At this First Wednesday Seminar, Tom Lawler of the International Emissions Trading Association highlighted the benefits of emissions trading programs, and Jerry Taylor of the Niskanen Center presented the case for a carbon tax. Both participated in a broader panel discussion on the interplay between carbon pricing and regulatory measures.
