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New Modeling Shows Offshore Wind’s Benefits to Climate, Health, and Energy Bills
This study uses the E4ST model to better understand the benefits and costs of electricity generation from offshore wind farms.
NEXT WEEK | The Future of Environmental and Energy Justice, with Shalanda Baker
Join us on Tuesday, October 8 for a conversation with energy justice expert Shalanda Baker on equity, partnership, and climate change.
Topics
Electric Power
Conducting research to inform the ongoing transformation and decarbonization of the electricity sector.
Transportation
Understanding the costs, benefits, and consequences of transportation policies.
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.
Climate Risks and Resilience
Analyzing risk and measuring impacts to inform critical climate decisions.
Hurricanes and Flooding
Experts at RFF are examining the impacts of flooding in communities across the country and evaluating methods for mitigating its impact.
Environmental Justice
RFF scholars are examining how socioeconomic mechanisms and policies have contributed to the legacy of environmental injustice for historically underserved and marginalized communities.
Upcoming | The Future of Environmental and Energy Justice, with Shalanda Baker
Join RFF on Tuesday, October 8, for a conversation with energy justice expert Shalanda Baker on equity, partnership, and climate change.
Coming Up | Analyzing Industrial Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mitigation
Join RFF on Wednesday, October 16, for a webinar featuring industry experts discussing models and analysis, alternative policies, energy pricing, and areas of greatest potential industrial emissions mitigation.
Impact
Issue 215: Powering Up Policy Decisions for the US Electric Grid
The latest issue of RFF’s magazine amplifies recent work from our Electric Power Program, as well as upcoming regulatory decisions to watch.
Connecting People to Clean Power
RFF Senior Research Associate Molly Robertson explains the need for new transmission lines to connect renewable energy sources to centers of electricity demand.