Renewable and Clean Energy

Technological innovations are gradually lowering the costs associated with solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal, and biomass-derived energies. RFF researchers are evaluating the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of clean energy generation, regulation, and infrastructure policies that countries can use toward their climate targets.

Working Paper
Federal Policies for Renewable Electricity
Jan 12, 2011 | Karen L. Palmer, Anthony Paul, Matthew Woerman
Environmental Economics Topics Energy and Electricity Climate Change
Issue Brief
The Effects of State Laws and Regulations on the Development of Renewable Sources of Electric Energy
Dec 20, 2010 | Gary D. Allison, John L. Williams
Energy and Electricity Environmental Economics Topics
Resources Article
Cleaner Electricity and Less of It: The Prospects for Reducing CO2 Emissions by Requiring Renewables and Energy Efficiency
Dec 13, 2010 | Karen L. Palmer
Climate Change Energy and Electricity Environmental Economics Topics
Report
Toward a New National Energy Policy: Assessing the Options
Nov 1, 2010 | Alan J. Krupnick, Ian W.H. Parry, Margaret A. Walls, Tony Knowles, Kristin Hayes | 184 pp.
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.

Climate Change Energy and Electricity Environmental Economics Topics Transportation
Report
Toward a New National Energy Policy: Assessing the Options - Executive Summary
Sep 10, 2010 | Alan J. Krupnick, Ian W.H. Parry, Margaret A. Walls, Tony Knowles, Kristin Hayes | 38 pp.
Energy and Electricity Climate Change Environmental Economics Topics Transportation
Issue Brief
Assessment of National Benefits from Retrofitting Existing Single-Family Homes with Ground Source Heat Pump Systems
Sep 9, 2010 | Xiaobing Liu
Climate Change Energy and Electricity
Journal Article
Combining Policies for Renewable Energy: Is the Whole Less than the Sum of Its Parts?
Aug 2, 2010 | Carolyn Fischer, Louis Preonas | pp. 51-92
Climate Change Energy and Electricity Environmental Economics Topics
Issue Brief
Modeling Policies to Promote Renewable and Low-Carbon Sources of Electricity
Jun 15, 2010 | Karen L. Palmer, Richard Sweeney, Maura Allaire
Climate Change Environmental Economics Topics Energy and Electricity
Report
Perspectives on Energy Policy and Economic Research: Results of a Survey
May 18, 2010 | Stephen P.A. Brown, Kristin Hayes, Alan J. Krupnick, Jan Mares
Energy and Electricity
Working Paper
The Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP): Some Implications for theForest Industry
Mar 30, 2010 | Roger A. Sedjo
Energy and Electricity Environmental Economics Topics Forests

GHG vs. GDP: Separating Signal from Noise

Adding Environmental Certainty to a Carbon Tax

Understanding a New Study on Oil and Gas Methane Emissions

The Economics of Electricity System Resilience

Economic Approaches to Understanding and Addressing Resilience in the Bulk Power System

What Research Says on Key Fracking Debate Issues

Richard G. Newell

Ann M. Bartuska

Raymond J. Kopp

Terri O'Brien

Ross van der Linde

Paula Wolferseder Yabar

European Union Reforms Its Carbon Emissions Market

How to Harness Human Nature in a Heatwave

Carbon Pricing for US Electricity Sector Now More Effective and Less Expensive

Considering a Carbon Tax–Gasoline Tax Swap: Projected Energy-Related US CO2 Emissions Reductions under the MARKET CHOICE Act

How to Harness Human Nature in a Heatwave

Carbon Pricing for US Electricity Sector Now More Effective and Less Expensive

Renewable and Clean Energy

Federal Policies for Renewable Electricity

The Effects of State Laws and Regulations on the Development of Renewable Sources of Electric Energy

Cleaner Electricity and Less of It: The Prospects for Reducing CO2 Emissions by Requiring Renewables and Energy Efficiency

Toward a New National Energy Policy: Assessing the Options

Toward a New National Energy Policy: Assessing the Options - Executive Summary

Assessment of National Benefits from Retrofitting Existing Single-Family Homes with Ground Source Heat Pump Systems

Combining Policies for Renewable Energy: Is the Whole Less than the Sum of Its Parts?

Modeling Policies to Promote Renewable and Low-Carbon Sources of Electricity

Perspectives on Energy Policy and Economic Research: Results of a Survey

The Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP): Some Implications for theForest Industry