Carbon Pricing
RFF experts are informing the design and examining the impacts of carbon pricing to help leaders better understand the fiscal and environmental costs and benefits.
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Carbon Pricing Bill Tracker
Compare bills introduced in the 116th Congress that would implement a price on carbon dioxide emissions.
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Border Adjustments
Examining the design, implementation costs, and policy impacts of border adjustments
Cap and Trade
Analyzing and advising on policies in the United States and elsewhere
Carbon Taxes
Examining potential impacts, revenue use options, and more.
Clean Energy Standards
Working with policymakers to provide economic analysis on potential legislation
Climate Policy in California
Evaluating climate policy in California, beginning with Assembly Bill 32.
RGGI
Analyzing programs in place through the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
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Resources Radio — Dec 29, 2020
So Long, 2020! Reviewing Energy and Environmental Policy, with Sarah Ladislaw and Barry Rabe
Sarah Ladislaw and Barry Rabe reflect on environmental policy from the past year and highlight what 2021—and a new administration—may bring.
Common Resources — Dec 22, 2020
Cash for Clunkers 2.0: Targeting Scrappage Subsidies to Cut Costs
Scrappage programs can be unduly expensive, though programs that target vehicles based on odometer readings can reduce emissions at much lower costs.
Press Release — Dec 14, 2020
Advanced Energy Tech Could Drive $47B in Annual Power Sector Benefits by 2050
New analysis of advanced energy technologies finds that cost reductions could lead to billions of dollars per year in benefits in the United States, with most of those benefits seen in lower consumer electricity bills.
Working Paper — Dec 14, 2020
Benefits of Energy Technology Innovation Part 2: Economy-Wide Direct Air Capture Modeling Results
The second in a series on the effects of cost reductions for advanced energy technologies, this working paper uses an economy-wide model to assess the potential societal benefits of reducing the costs of direct air capture technologies.
Working Paper — Dec 14, 2020
Benefits of Energy Technology Innovation Part 1: Power Sector Modeling Results
The first in a series on the effects of cost reductions for advanced energy technologies, this working paper uses a power sector model to assess the potential societal benefits of reducing the costs of five advanced energy technologies.
Working Paper — Nov 17, 2020
Tradable Performance Standards in the Transportation Sector
This working paper reviews the effectiveness of credit trading for a number of programs designed to promote clean technology advancement in the transportation sector.
Advanced Energy Technologies Series — Dec 14, 2020
American Energy Innovation: The Federal Policy Landscape
A conversation on the future of energy innovation policy
RFF Live — Oct 20, 2020
The Future of Carbon Pricing: 2020 and Beyond
An in-depth panel discussion about the forecast for carbon pricing in 2020, what has changed in the past year, and how election outcomes could influence the future
Workshop/Seminar — Jul 15, 2020
Exploring Innovative Transportation Policies
A summary of and presentations from a two-day virtual workshop on transportation carbon pricing in the TCI
Press Release — Dec 14, 2020
Advanced Energy Tech Could Drive $47B in Annual Power Sector Benefits by 2050
New analysis of advanced energy technologies finds that cost reductions could lead to billions of dollars per year in benefits in the United States, with most of those benefits seen in lower consumer electricity bills.
Media Highlight — Nov 18, 2020
Wide Support for FERC Carbon Pricing Statement
RTO Insider references public comments put forward by a group of RFF researchers about state-level carbon pricing.
Press Release — Nov 17, 2020
Tradable Performance Standards: Innovation through Regulation
A new working paper reviews the effectiveness of credit trading for a number of programs designed to promote clean technology advancement in the transportation sector.
Resources Radio — Dec 29, 2020
So Long, 2020! Reviewing Energy and Environmental Policy, with Sarah Ladislaw and Barry Rabe
Sarah Ladislaw and Barry Rabe reflect on environmental policy from the past year and highlight what 2021—and a new administration—may bring.
Common Resources — Dec 22, 2020
Cash for Clunkers 2.0: Targeting Scrappage Subsidies to Cut Costs
Scrappage programs can be unduly expensive, though programs that target vehicles based on odometer readings can reduce emissions at much lower costs.
Resources Articles — Oct 22, 2020
Carbon Taxes Do Not Harm Jobs or Economic Growth
Results from two recent analyses suggest that implementing a carbon tax has no discernible detrimental effects on employment and GDP growth.