Carbon Pricing
Economists around the world consider carbon pricing the most economically efficient climate policy option. 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 and 117th Congress that would implement a price on carbon dioxide emissions.
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Explainer Video: Carbon Pricing 101
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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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Common Resources — Sep 16, 2021
Under Construction: The Build Back Better Act
RFF experts assess early committee drafts of the Build Back Better Act, a far-reaching bill designed around the Senate’s unique reconciliation process that addresses clean energy and infrastructure spending.
Press Release — Sep 16, 2021
A Clean Electricity Performance Program and Tax Credits Could Drive Emissions Reductions—But Alone Are Not Enough to Meet US Climate Goals
New analysis from a team at Resources for the Future finds that a carbon price alongside a clean electricity performance program and clean energy tax credits could help the United States halve emissions–but without a carbon price or other substantial climate policies, reductions fall short.
Issue Brief — Sep 16, 2021
Emissions Projections under Alternative Climate Policy Proposals
In this issue brief, RFF researchers estimate the projected energy-related carbon dioxide emissions under different climate policy proposals.
Issue Brief — Sep 16, 2021
Emissions Projections under Alternative Climate Policy Proposals
In this issue brief, RFF researchers estimate the projected energy-related carbon dioxide emissions under different climate policy proposals.
Working Paper — Aug 9, 2021
The International Diffusion of Climate Policy: Theory and Evidence
Amid renewed urgency to achieve deep reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions, this paper analyses the mechanisms of international diffusion of climate policies and the role these mechanisms play in the domestic adoption of such policies.
Working Paper — Jul 29, 2021
Border Carbon Adjustments without Full (or Any) Carbon Pricing
In outlining a possible way forward for border carbon adjustments (BCAs), the authors consider ways to create fair conditions for both domestic and foreign products while simultaneously decreasing global carbon emissions.
Advanced Energy Technologies Series — Jul 30, 2021
Clean Energy Innovation: How Beneficial is Government Funding?
A panel discussion on the effects of government support for advanced energy technology research, development, and demonstration (RD&D)
Policy Leadership Series — May 11, 2021
Policy Leadership Series with United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby
A conversation with United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby on the airline's decarbonization strategy and the future of the industry
Workshop/Seminar — Apr 15, 2021
US Climate Ambition in 2030: Insights from Recent Modeling
A virtual meeting on what’s needed to put the United States on a path to net-zero emissions by midcentury
Press Release — Sep 16, 2021
A Clean Electricity Performance Program and Tax Credits Could Drive Emissions Reductions—But Alone Are Not Enough to Meet US Climate Goals
New analysis from a team at Resources for the Future finds that a carbon price alongside a clean electricity performance program and clean energy tax credits could help the United States halve emissions–but without a carbon price or other substantial climate policies, reductions fall short.
Media Highlight — Sep 8, 2021
The U.S. Makes Carbon Pricing More Complicated Than It Needs to Be
The Washington Post and Bloomberg publish an opinion piece that includes a detailed reference of RFF work on border carbon adjustments.
Media Highlight — Aug 9, 2021
Carbon Pricing with Dr. Marc Hafstead
Senior Fellow Marc Hafstead joins the Sustainability Defined podcast to discuss different carbon pricing systems to reduce emissions.
Common Resources — Sep 16, 2021
Under Construction: The Build Back Better Act
RFF experts assess early committee drafts of the Build Back Better Act, a far-reaching bill designed around the Senate’s unique reconciliation process that addresses clean energy and infrastructure spending.
Resources Radio — Sep 14, 2021
Border Tax Adjustments, with Brian Flannery
Brian Flannery describes the challenge of imposing border adjustments on goods from countries whose
Common Resources — Jul 29, 2021
Border Carbon Adjustments: How to Implement in Countries That Don’t Have a Carbon Price
A large body of research considers how a border adjustment tax can be imposed on goods from countries that don’t implement a carbon price. A new RFF working paper considers a more complex question: How can nations without a price implement their own tax?