Kristin Hayes
Senior Director for Research and Policy Engagement
Kristin Hayes joined Resources for the Future in 2009, originally supporting a large-scale, multiyear project assessing the effectiveness and costs of a range of national US energy policy options. She now acts as RFF’s Senior Director for Research and Policy Engagement, helping to develop strategy and manage initiatives on natural gas development, domestic carbon pricing options, North American energy integration, and other energy and climate topics. Hayes also has primary responsibilities for a number of convening and communications efforts at RFF.
Education
- MSc, Oxford University, 2000
- BS in chemistry, College of William and Mary, 1999
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Explainer — Apr 27, 2020
Carbon Pricing 103: Effects across Sectors
Carbon Pricing 103: Effects across Sectors
Data Tool — Mar 9, 2020
Candidate Tracker
Candidate Tracker
Testimony and Public Comments — Nov 22, 2019
Key Considerations for US Climate Policy: Clean Energy Standards & Carbon Pricing
Key Considerations for US Climate Policy: Clean Energy Standards & Carbon Pricing
Testimony and Public Comments — Sep 13, 2019
Comments on Key Considerations for United States Climate Policy
Comments on Key Considerations for United States Climate Policy
Report — Nov 1, 2010
Toward a New National Energy Policy: Assessing the Options
Toward a New National Energy Policy: Assessing the Options
Explainer — Apr 27, 2020
Carbon Pricing 103: Effects across Sectors
Carbon Pricing 103: Effects across Sectors
Data Tool — Mar 9, 2020
Candidate Tracker
Candidate Tracker
Testimony and Public Comments — Nov 22, 2019
Key Considerations for US Climate Policy: Clean Energy Standards & Carbon Pricing
Key Considerations for US Climate Policy: Clean Energy Standards & Carbon Pricing
Conferences — Nov 29, 2018
Energy Research Insights for Decisionmaking
Energy Research Insights for Decisionmaking
Workshops — Dec 2, 2021
Offshore Wind: Today’s Challenges and Tomorrow’s Opportunities
Addressing and identifying key policy, market, and finance issues that will impact the direction of the offshore wind industry in the United States
Resources Radio Live — Jul 23, 2020
Driving Behavior: How COVID-19 Pumped the Brakes on Transportation
Driving Behavior: How COVID-19 Pumped the Brakes on Transportation
Resources Radio Live — Jul 9, 2020
Air Quality Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A View from Two Epicenters
Air Quality Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A View from Two Epicenters
Resources Radio — Mar 28, 2023
Shining Light on Clean Energy Workforce Development, with Adewale OgunBadejo
Adewale OgunBadejo discusses how to develop a diverse clean energy workforce and the socioeconomic opportunities of the clean energy transition.
Resources Radio — Jan 31, 2023
New York’s Scoping Plan for Climate Action, with Maureen Leddy
Maureen Leddy discusses how New York State developed its emissions-reduction plan and the state’s strategies for achieving its decarbonization goals.
Resources Radio — Dec 6, 2022
Wildfires: Burning through State Budgets, with Colin Foard
Colin Foard discusses how states budget for wildfires and how local, state, and federal governments collaborate on wildfire management.
Resources Radio — Nov 1, 2022
Choking on Wildfire Smoke: Quantifying Its Effects on Air Pollution, with Marissa Childs
Marissa Childs discusses the prevalence and dangers of wildfire smoke in the United States, including how wildfire smoke reduces air quality.