COP 20 Event Discusses Indicators, Technologies for a Decarbonized Earth

Working Paper — Sep 23, 2025

Grid Connection Costs as a Barrier to Building New Generation: Evidence and Implications for Transmission Policy

This working paper studies how the costs of grid connection impede investment in generation capacity, providing three key findings that have implications for transmission policy.

Common Resources — Aug 25, 2025

If/Then: The Ambitions of the Litigated Community Change Grants

If funding through the Environmental Protection Agency’s Community Change Grants Program is withheld, then communities across the country will miss out on a historic investment in basic infrastructure and workforce development.

Media Highlight — Apr 29, 2025

New York Times: “How Trump May Unintentionally Cut Carbon Emissions”

RFF Fellow Brian Prest offers his thoughts on the relationship between new federal economic policies and global emissions.

Journal Article — Apr 17, 2025

Household Electricity Consumption Efficiency and Poverty: Evidence from Ghana

Using data from a household survey, this paper estimates electricity consumption efficiency, multidimensional poverty, and consumption poverty among Ghanaian households.