Clean Energy Standards
Clean energy standards offer a technology-neutral approach to reducing carbon emissions in the electricity sector. Experts at RFF are currently working with policymakers to provide economic analysis on potential clean energy standard legislation.
Analysis of the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2019
How would the proposed act affect emissions?
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Press Release — Dec 31, 2019
New Episode of Resources Radio: "2019 Year in Review: Energy and Environmental Policy, with Susan Tierney and Sarah Ladislaw"
Susan Tierney and Sarah Ladislaw discuss the most significant developments in environmental and energy policy over the last year.
2019 Year in Review: Energy and Environmental Policy, with Susan Tierney and Sarah Ladislaw
Susan Tierney and Sarah Ladislaw discuss the most significant developments in environmental and energy policy over the last year.
Press Release — Dec 24, 2019
New Episode of Resources Radio: “Was Madrid a COP-Out? Assessing COP25, with Nathaniel Keohane”
Nathaniel Keohane assesses the outcomes of this year’s annual international climate negotiations, called COP25.
Testimony and Public Comments — Oct 30, 2019
Hearing on Building a 100 Percent Clean Economy: Solutions for the Power Sector
Written Testimony Prepared for the Energy Subcommittee of the US House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Journal Article — Oct 21, 2019
Peaking Interest: How Awareness Drives the Effectiveness of Time-of-Use Electricity Pricing
This paper examines a new machine-learning method to estimate heterogeneous electricity demand responses to time-varying prices in an experiment on Irish households.
Working Paper — Aug 14, 2019
Jobs and Environmental Regulation
Drawing from both our own recent work and the broader economic literature, we attempt to identify what we know and what we don’t know about the politically important question on the relationship between environmental regulations and jobs.
Press Release — Dec 31, 2019
New Episode of Resources Radio: "2019 Year in Review: Energy and Environmental Policy, with Susan Tierney and Sarah Ladislaw"
Susan Tierney and Sarah Ladislaw discuss the most significant developments in environmental and energy policy over the last year.
Press Release — Dec 24, 2019
New Episode of Resources Radio: “Was Madrid a COP-Out? Assessing COP25, with Nathaniel Keohane”
Nathaniel Keohane assesses the outcomes of this year’s annual international climate negotiations, called COP25.
Press Release — Oct 22, 2019
New Issue Brief: Options for Issuing Emissions Allowances in a Pennsylvania Carbon Pricing Policy
A new issue brief explores options for issuing emissions allowances in a Pennsylvania carbon pricing policy.
2019 Year in Review: Energy and Environmental Policy, with Susan Tierney and Sarah Ladislaw
Susan Tierney and Sarah Ladislaw discuss the most significant developments in environmental and energy policy over the last year.
Do Environmental Regulations Kill Jobs?
Marc Hafstead explores six key takeaways from recent work on jobs and environmental regulations.
