I am very pleased to announce the re-launch of Weathervane, a climate policy blog and an initiative of RFF’s Climate Policy Program.

 

Weathervane was originally created in 1997 and was designed to advance and inform debates surrounding the environmental and economic aspects of climate change. Before the era of blogs, it fostered an informed discussion of climate policy and developed a reputation for producing thoughtful, high-quality analysis. At the time, it was unique and became a very valuable resource for those interested in climate policy.  In fact, long before I joined RFF, I was an avid consumer.

 

Although the world has changed quite a bit since its inception, there is still a need for a non-partisan, dispassionate forum where essential elements of climate policy can be discussed in an in-depth and accessible way.  Weathervane will feature observations from our scholars on current climate policy developments, discussions of current RFF research, and contributions from distinguished experts.

 

As it moves forward, we hope the site will connect visitors to one another and promote an exchange of information, research and insight.  I invite you to have a look, comment on the posts, and send any feedback to Weathervane’s managing editor, Tiffany Clements, at clements@rff.org