Emily Joiner
Research Associate
Emily Joiner is a research associate at RFF. She works on a suite of topics with a focus on wildfire risk impacts and mitigation. She obtained bachelor's degrees in sustainability and economics from Arizona State University and a master's degree in agricultural and resource economics from the University of Arizona.
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Media Highlight — Apr 22, 2025
Mountain West News Bureau: “Job Growth Fastest in the West Where Wildfire Risk is the Highest”
Emily Joiner is quoted in this piece about a new RFF report on the threat wildfire poses to western US businesses.
Press Release — Apr 14, 2025
Fire-Prone Regions of the American West Have Fast-Growing Job Markets
A new report from Resources for the Future finds that areas that are the most prone to wildfire in the American West are also the fastest-growing job centers.
Report — Apr 14, 2025
Job Exposure to Wildfire Risk in the American West
This report assesses job growth and wages in the West across five wildfire hazard categories.
Report — Apr 7, 2025
Global Energy Outlook 2025: Headwinds and Tailwinds in the Energy Transition
RFF’s annual Global Energy Outlook harmonizes a range of long-term energy projections to find key trends in global energy consumption, emissions, and geopolitics.
Report — Apr 14, 2025
Job Exposure to Wildfire Risk in the American West
This report assesses job growth and wages in the West across five wildfire hazard categories.
Report — Apr 7, 2025
Global Energy Outlook 2025: Headwinds and Tailwinds in the Energy Transition
RFF’s annual Global Energy Outlook harmonizes a range of long-term energy projections to find key trends in global energy consumption, emissions, and geopolitics.
Journal Article — Nov 19, 2024
Enhancing the Economic Feasibility of Fuel Treatment: Market and Policy Pathways for US Federal Lands
Selling biomass collected from wildfire fuel treatment could not cover treatment costs in regions of Idaho and Montana unless prices of small-diameter material were to rise significantly.
Working Paper — Nov 19, 2024
Alternative Fuels for Reducing the Contribution of Aviation to Climate Change
In this working paper, the authors explore how the aviation industry can mitigate its climate change impact through the adoption of alternative fuels.
In Focus — Apr 2, 2024
In Focus: Developing Carbon Dioxide Removal
This video shares insights on technologies and policy options that can help expand US and global capacity to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, with RFF Research Associate Emily Joiner.
Common Resources — Sep 21, 2023
Rethinking the Value of a Statistical Life
The value of statistical life is a number that informs analyses of the benefits and costs of regulations. But the number that the US Environmental Protection Agency currently uses needs attention: it hasn’t been updated since 1997.
Common Resources — Jun 1, 2023
Disclosing Wildfire Risks in Home Sales
New research finds that disclosing wildfire risks to potential homebuyers in California reduces sale prices.
In Focus — Apr 20, 2023
In Focus: Causes for Climate Optimism
This video shares reasons for optimism about the future of climate research and policy, with RFF’s research analysts.
Media Highlight — Apr 22, 2025
Mountain West News Bureau: “Job Growth Fastest in the West Where Wildfire Risk is the Highest”
Emily Joiner is quoted in this piece about a new RFF report on the threat wildfire poses to western US businesses.
Press Release — Apr 14, 2025
Fire-Prone Regions of the American West Have Fast-Growing Job Markets
A new report from Resources for the Future finds that areas that are the most prone to wildfire in the American West are also the fastest-growing job centers.
Press Release — Dec 14, 2022
To Reduce Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions, A New Study Recommends Strengthening Farmer Incentives and Emissions Measurement
To Reduce Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions, A New Study Recommends Strengthening Farmer Incentives and Emissions Measurement