Innovation Policy
Innovation policies can help stimulate work on promising, but unproven, technologies. RFF’s experts analyze the development of these technologies and how they impact industry and energy.
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Journal Article — Jun 23, 2025
Interplanetary Risk Regulation
This article explores how concepts from risk regulation can help address emerging dangers across multiple planets and space environments, pointing toward the development of future interplanetary laws and policies.
Report — Feb 20, 2025
Policies for Building the Technology Performance Insurance Market
This report examines technology performance risk, evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of various policy options, and addresses potential design and implementation considerations.
Resources Radio — May 7, 2024
Innovations in Electric Vehicle Batteries, with Micah Ziegler
Micah Ziegler discusses the evolution of electric vehicle batteries over time, ongoing research and development to improve these batteries, and policies that can most effectively bring clean energy technologies to the marketplace.
Issue Brief — Apr 25, 2024
Policies for Scaling Up Carbon Dioxide Removal in the United States
This issue brief assesses an array of technologies and policy options for increasing the role of carbon dioxide removal in meeting US climate goals.
Journal Article — Jun 23, 2025
Interplanetary Risk Regulation
This article explores how concepts from risk regulation can help address emerging dangers across multiple planets and space environments, pointing toward the development of future interplanetary laws and policies.
Report — Feb 20, 2025
Policies for Building the Technology Performance Insurance Market
This report examines technology performance risk, evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of various policy options, and addresses potential design and implementation considerations.
Issue Brief — Apr 25, 2024
Policies for Scaling Up Carbon Dioxide Removal in the United States
This issue brief assesses an array of technologies and policy options for increasing the role of carbon dioxide removal in meeting US climate goals.
Report — Mar 1, 2023
Demand-Pull Tools for Innovation in the Cement and Iron and Steel Sectors
In this report, RFF researchers explore the opportunities for applying relatively underused demand-pull policies to decarbonize the iron and steel sector and the cement sector.
