Watch—RFF Live's "The Global Energy Outlook: What Has Changed Due to COVID-19?"
Global Energy Outlook 2020: Energy Transition or Energy Addition?
Coronavirus: A Letter from RFF President Richard G. Newell
A note to the Resources for the Future community on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Request for Proposals
RFF is soliciting research proposals that pursue creative new ideas for retrospective analysis of the benefits and costs of federal regulation.
RFF's 2019 Annual Report
Find out about RFF's delivery of transformative research and policy ideas for decisionmakers over the last year.
Resources for the Future improves environmental, energy, and natural resource decisions through impartial economic research and policy engagement.
Topics
Carbon Pricing
Informing the design and examining the impacts of carbon pricing policies
Forest Resources
Evaluating regional forest management policies, considering costs and goals
Future of Power
Conducting research to inform the ongoing transformation and decarbonization of the electricity sector
Oil and Gas
Exploring the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of oil and gas development
Social Cost of Carbon
Improving the science behind estimating the social cost of carbon
Water Resources
Informing effective water management policies, from water rights to quality
Partnerships
RFF-CMCC European Institute for Economics & the Environment
The Institute is a central focal point for research and policy solutions within Europe.
VALUABLES
We're working with NASA to quantify the benefits of Earth observations.
Environment for Development
Our partnership with leading institutions in Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America is helping to build local capacity in environmental economics.
Resources Magazine
Published since 1959, Resources publishes breakthrough environmental, energy, and natural resource ideas.
Issue 203: National Monuments Can Boost the Economy in the American West
Issue 203 of RFF's Resources magazine has as its cover story, "National Monuments Can Boost the Economy in the American West."
Resources Radio — May 26, 2020
Decarbonizing Global Industry, with Jeffrey Rissman
Jeffrey Rissman explores ways to decarbonize industry, contending that investment in research, technology, and policy is vital to meet climate goals.
Common Resources — May 22, 2020
National Park Gateway Communities, the Outdoor Recreation Economy, and COVID-19
A bill before Congress could provide financial support for underfunded public lands, while offering local economies a much-needed boost.