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.

Blog Post
How Will A CES Affect Electricity Prices?
Jun 23, 2011 | Lynann Butkiewicz
The main opposition to climate and clean energy policy in the United States comes in two forms - energy prices and jobs. The Obama Administration proposed a goal of obtaining 80 percent of electricity from clean energy sources by 2035 using a Clean Energy Standard (CES).

Energy and Electricity
Issue Brief
Is a Clean Energy Standard a Good Way to Move U.S. Climate Policy Forward?
Apr 15, 2011 | Ian W.H. Parry, Alan J. Krupnick
Climate Change Energy and Electricity Environmental Economics Topics
Blog Post
PODCAST: Clean Energy Standard In The U.S.
Apr 14, 2011 | Lynann Butkiewicz
The Clean Energy Standard (CES) has been a hot topic in the United States for some time, highlighted by President Obama as a way to reach his goal of obtaining 80 percent of America’s electricity from clean energy sources by 2035.

Energy and Electricity
Working Paper
Carbon Neutrality and Bioenergy: A Zero-Sum Game?
Apr 7, 2011 | Roger A. Sedjo
Climate Change Energy and Electricity Environmental Economics Topics
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

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Renewable and Clean Energy

How Will A CES Affect Electricity Prices?

Is a Clean Energy Standard a Good Way to Move U.S. Climate Policy Forward?

PODCAST: Clean Energy Standard In The U.S.

Carbon Neutrality and Bioenergy: A Zero-Sum Game?

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