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This interactive tool visualizes the effects of different congressional carbon pricing proposals—and allows users to build their own policies.
See RFF's Work on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package and Reconciliation
RFF research and policy analysis is informing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and reconciliation package under Congressional consideration.
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Our annual GEO report is the definitive comparative analysis of global energy projections by leading international organizations and corporations.
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Adaptation and Resilience
Building resilience and adapting to a changing world
Carbon Pricing
Examining the design and implications of carbon pricing policies for the economy and the environment
Comprehensive Climate Strategies
Generating ideas to drive emissions reductions efficiently and equitably
Electric Power
Conducting research to inform the ongoing transformation and decarbonization of the electricity sector
Industry and Fuels
Solutions to decarbonize industry and transition away from fossil fuels
Land Use, Forestry, and Agriculture
Examining the way natural, agricultural, and urban land is used and managed
Partnerships
RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment
The Institute is a central focal point for research and policy solutions within Europe.
VALUABLES
VALUABLES is a collaboration between RFF and NASA to measure how satellite information benefits people and the environment when it is used to make decisions.
Climate Insights
Scholars at RFF and Stanford University collaborate on the definitive American public opinion surveys on climate change and the environment
Resources Magazine
Published since 1959, Resources publishes breakthrough environmental, energy, and natural resource ideas.
Issue 207: The Federal Climate Policy Toolkit
Issue 207 of RFF’s Resources magazine is a comprehensive collection of policy options for decarbonizing all sectors of the US economy and combating climate change. The articles are adapted from RFF’s “Federal Climate Policy Toolkit” explainer series.
Common Resources — Sep 16, 2021
Under Construction: The Build Back Better Act
RFF experts assess early committee drafts of the Build Back Better Act, a far-reaching bill designed around the Senate’s unique reconciliation process that addresses clean energy and infrastructure spending.
Resources Radio — Sep 14, 2021
Border Tax Adjustments, with Brian Flannery
Brian Flannery describes the challenge of imposing border adjustments on goods from countries whose climate policies aren’t sufficiently ambitious.