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Many human activities result in air pollution, which negatively impacts human health, the environment, and economic efficiency. RFF experts have been analyzing policies to monitor and improve air quality since such regulations first came to pass.
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Issue Brief — Sep 9, 2020
How Targeted Vehicle Scrappage Subsidies Can Reduce Pollution Effectively
An evaluation of hypothetical vehicle scrappage incentive programs and assessment of how they can be designed to reduce adverse selection to more effectively change behavior and reduce emissions.
Press Release — Sep 9, 2020
How Incentives to Scrap Old Cars Can Be More Cost-Effective
New research shows that incentives to scrap old cars can be more effective by targeting high-emissions cars that would otherwise stay on the road.
Journal Article — Aug 24, 2020
How Costly are License Plate-Based Driving Restrictions: Contingent Valuation Evidence from Beijing
Before he left RFF in March 2017, Nonresident Fellow Allen Blackman began a project measuring the private costs to drivers of Beijing's driving restrictions program. He and his colleagues found that costs are substantial but may have net benefits.
Issue Brief — Sep 9, 2020
How Targeted Vehicle Scrappage Subsidies Can Reduce Pollution Effectively
An evaluation of hypothetical vehicle scrappage incentive programs and assessment of how they can be designed to reduce adverse selection to more effectively change behavior and reduce emissions.
Journal Article — Aug 24, 2020
How Costly are License Plate-Based Driving Restrictions: Contingent Valuation Evidence from Beijing
Before he left RFF in March 2017, Nonresident Fellow Allen Blackman began a project measuring the private costs to drivers of Beijing's driving restrictions program. He and his colleagues found that costs are substantial but may have net benefits.
Working Paper — Aug 3, 2020
Co-Benefits and Regulatory Impact Analysis: Theory and Evidence from Federal Air Quality Regulations
Indirect co-benefits play a significant role in determining the effectiveness of major Clean Air Act rules.
Workshop/Seminar — Sep 16, 2019
How Well Are Our Environmental Laws Working? Retrospective Analysis of Federal Environmental Regulation
Presenting retrospective analyses on the Clean Air Act and other past environmental regulations
RFF Live — Jun 27, 2019
CPP vs. ACE: Evaluating the Economic and Legal Impacts
Examining the economic and legal implications of the ACE rule.
Conferences & Panels — Jun 10, 2019
Lessons from the Clean Air Act
A symposium on the lessons learned from the Clean Air Act
Press Release — Sep 9, 2020
How Incentives to Scrap Old Cars Can Be More Cost-Effective
New research shows that incentives to scrap old cars can be more effective by targeting high-emissions cars that would otherwise stay on the road.
Media Highlight — Aug 8, 2020
"Limited climate impact from fighting COVID-19"
A story in Cosmos features commentary from researcher Marc Hafstead on a new paper about climate change and COVID-19.
Press Release — Aug 3, 2020
When Weighing Clean Air Act Regulations, Consider the Co-Benefits
Using a comprehensive dataset on major Clean Air Act rules, a new study examines the role of indirect benefits in determining the effectiveness of regulations.
Resources Radio — Jul 14, 2020
Air Quality Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A View from Two Epicenters, with Valentina Bosetti
Valentina Bosetti discusses how air pollution data in Italy and China can provide lessons for the rest of the world as lockdown orders begin to ease.
Resources Articles — Jun 15, 2020
Looking Back at 50 Years of the Clean Air Act of 1970
A major retrospective analysis of the Clean Air Act reveals its many public health benefits, along with its associated costs.
Resources Articles — Jun 15, 2020
Lessons from the Clean Air Act
A book coedited by RFF Senior Fellow Dallas Burtraw finds contemporary relevance in the decades-old environmental bill.