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
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
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

Missing Fuel Cost Savings: Some Clues Emerge

RFF President Richard Newell Receives the USAEE Adelman-Frankel Award

Marking a Decade of Climate Cap and Trade Policy Leadership

Exploring the Future of the Endangered Species Act

Marcia McNutt on Evidence-Based Decisionmaking

States Moving Forward with Carbon Trading: The Nuts and Bolts of Linking State Programs

Richard G. Newell

Ann M. Bartuska

Raymond J. Kopp

Terri O'Brien

Ross van der Linde

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

Using Satellite Data to Fill the Gaps in the US Air Pollution Monitoring Network

How Do US Passenger Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards Affect Purchases of New and Used Vehicles?

PHMSA’s 2009 Gas Distribution Rule: Should It Stay or Should It Go?

Renewable and Clean Energy

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

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