Date
June 15, 2008
Authors
Maureen L. Cropper and Elizabeth Kopits
Publication
Reading time
Maureen L. Cropper
Senior Fellow
Maureen Cropper is a a senior fellow at RFF, professor of economics at the University of Maryland, a member of the Board of Directors at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Elizabeth Kopits
Why One-Off Federal Investments Won’t Make or Break US Critical Mineral Supply
Recent federal actions to support the burgeoning US critical minerals industry lack a clear strategy to address national security and short-term priorities.
Grist: “The Year the US Doubled Down on Critical Minerals”
RFF Fellow Beia Spiller comments on the federal government’s use of equity stakes to bolster the domestic critical minerals industry.
2026 Transportation Engineering, Economics, and Policy Workshop
An RFF workshop highlighting new research to address pressing policy questions related to electric vehicles, traffic congestion, and e-mobility.
Contrails, Aviation, and Climate Change
This issue brief explores how contrails are formed from the combustion of jet fuel, how contrails effect the climate, and what can be done to reduce them.
We use cookies to provide you with a better service. Carry on browsing if you're happy with this, or find out more.