Drivers will not adopt alternative-fuel vehicles until such fuel is convenient to purchase. But, the fuel won’t become widely available until there are enough vehicles to support the infrastructure.

RFF’s updated analysis from a multi-year study, Toward a New National Energy Policy: Assessing the Options, evaluates U.S. energy policy choices and provides policymakers with a wealth of relevant information for developing a coordinated national energy policy.

Hybrid and electric vehicles offer the hope of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and oil dependence at the same time. What are the prospects for the penetration of these vehicles into future vehicle fleets and what is the appropriate role for government?

What are the economic trade-offs between growing biofuel and growing food? Policies that encourage biofuel production may not only worsen world hunger but may also indirectly exacerbate climate change.