James Boyd
Associate Vice President for Research and Policy Engagement; Senior Fellow; Thomas Klutznick Chair in Environmental Policy
James Boyd is the associate vice president for research and policy engagement, a senior fellow, and Thomas Klutznick Chair in Environmental Policy at RFF. He conducts policy and economic analysis related to forestry, nature-based climate solutions, and natural resource management. He earned his PhD from the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania, and has been a visiting professor at Stanford University and Washington University in St Louis. He previously codirected the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC). Boyd works with diverse partners from government, nongovernmental organizations, and private-sector institutions, and emphasizes close collaboration between decisionmakers and academic researchers to generate science that is useful and practical in real-world settings.
Education
- PhD in economics, Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, 1993
- BA in history, University of Michigan, 1986
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Issue Brief — Apr 25, 2024
Policies for Scaling Up Carbon Dioxide Removal in the United States
This issue brief assesses an array of technologies and policy options for increasing the role of carbon dioxide removal in meeting US climate goals.
Report — Feb 21, 2024
Policy Incentives to Scale Carbon Dioxide Removal: Analysis and Recommendations
This report surveys the challenges to scaling carbon dioxide removal efforts in the United States and details short-term solutions and long-run policy frameworks.
In Focus — Jan 26, 2024
In Focus: Stories to Watch in 2024
This video shares insights about stories to watch in 2024 in the environmental and energy policy space, with RFF scholars Jim Boyd, Maya Domeshek, Kristin Hayes, and Katarina Nehrkorn.
Resources Magazine — Oct 4, 2023
Spirit Week Photo Contest
Turns out that Resources for the Future has many talented photographers on staff!
Issue Brief — Apr 25, 2024
Policies for Scaling Up Carbon Dioxide Removal in the United States
This issue brief assesses an array of technologies and policy options for increasing the role of carbon dioxide removal in meeting US climate goals.
Report — Feb 21, 2024
Policy Incentives to Scale Carbon Dioxide Removal: Analysis and Recommendations
This report surveys the challenges to scaling carbon dioxide removal efforts in the United States and details short-term solutions and long-run policy frameworks.
Explainer — Apr 14, 2021
Federal Climate Policy 107: Land Use, Forestry, and Agriculture
Federal Climate Policy 107: Land Use, Forestry, and Agriculture
Journal Article — Apr 6, 2020
Private‐sector conservation under the US Endangered Species Act: a return‐on‐investment perspective
Private‐sector conservation under the US Endangered Species Act: a return‐on‐investment perspective
RFF Live — Sep 7, 2022
Sparking Solutions: The Fuels Management Challenge and Opportunity
Examining the role of fuels management in mitigating the impacts and intensity of wildfires
Speech/Presentation — Dec 10, 2018
2018 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting
2018 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting
Workshop — Sep 9, 2015
Reforming Today’s Conservation and Environmental Policies for Tomorrow’s Scarcity (and Abundance)
Reforming Today’s Conservation and Environmental Policies for Tomorrow’s Scarcity (and Abundance)
Workshop — May 27, 2015
Creative Conservation: How Humanity Innovates to Protect Nature
Creative Conservation: How Humanity Innovates to Protect Nature
In Focus — Jan 26, 2024
In Focus: Stories to Watch in 2024
This video shares insights about stories to watch in 2024 in the environmental and energy policy space, with RFF scholars Jim Boyd, Maya Domeshek, Kristin Hayes, and Katarina Nehrkorn.
Resources Magazine — Oct 4, 2023
Spirit Week Photo Contest
Turns out that Resources for the Future has many talented photographers on staff!
In Focus — Feb 24, 2023
In Focus: Changing Land Use Policies in the Amazon
This video shares insights on deforestation in the Amazon rainforest: the current pace of environmental destruction and why the Amazon is important to the health of the climate, with RFF Senior Fellow James Boyd.
Resources Radio — Nov 15, 2022
Fostering the Forest Economy in the United States, with James Boyd
James Boyd discusses the role of forests in climate change mitigation and how recent legislation in the United States could affect US forests.
Media Highlight — Aug 20, 2021
The Uncomfortable Balance Between Biodiversity and Carbon Capture
The Uncomfortable Balance Between Biodiversity and Carbon Capture
Media Highlight — Mar 4, 2016
Government: Plan for Ecosystem Services
Government: Plan for Ecosystem Services
Media Highlight — Jan 27, 2016
Environment vs. Economy: A Shift in American Opinion
Environment vs. Economy: A Shift in American Opinion
Media Highlight — Oct 21, 2010
Time to tally BP oil spill's toll on wildlife, habitat
Time to tally BP oil spill's toll on wildlife, habitat