Publications

The shale revolution has created substantial climate benefits in the near term and provided an even larger opportunity in the long term. Wise policy choices and technological breakthroughs are still essential for a more effective response to climate change in the future.

The urgent need to look beyond short-term setbacks in US climate policy should spur greater collaboration between the financial world and climate economists and scientists to address longer-term financial risks related to climate change.

RFF pays tribute to former RFF President Emery Castle and celebrates his work alongside the formation of RFF’s new Land, Water, and Nature program.

Through interactive graphs, RFF researchers simulate how the proposed rule would affect energy markets and social welfare.

This new study finds the dramatic US shale gas price declines increased manufacturing and energy intensive industry employment much less than previously thought.

We evaluate the roles played by prices and geological characteristics in determining well-level natural gas supply.

A $3.6 billion transfer from electricity customers to generators in New England highlights the need for greater coordination across natural gas and electricity markets.

After a downturn in drilling, most local governments in Colorado, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Texas continue to benefit from oil and gas development.

A workshop held by NREL and RFF surveyed changes in the electric power sector and extracted insights for market design and policy.

This paper explores four approaches to organizing electricity transactions in a world with low marginal costs.

We assess how changing fuel prices affect vehicle purchase decisions for rental car companies and other fleet buyers in the United States and compare the results to retail vehicle purchases.

We use data on millions of bike-share trips to show how climate change will affect outdoor recreation. By midcentury, recreation will increase due to fewer cold days each year.

The optimal design of carbon dioxide taxes and energy subsidies depends on behavioral biases and transaction costs, known as microfrictions.

This study estimates benefits and costs of DOE’s proposed profit guarantee for coal and nuclear generators.

This report examines estimates of and approaches to quantifying the costs of US dependence on oil, finding that the oil security premium is likely lower than reported in the existing literature.

The shale revolution has dramatically changed the position of the United States as an energy producer.

Oregon lawmakers can use the distribution of emissions allowances under a proposed cap-and-trade program to reduce emissions leakage and achieve broader policy objectives.