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Examining the design, implementation costs, and policy impacts of border adjustments
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Common Resources — Nov 22, 2022
Four Issues and Outcomes That Rose to the Top at the COP27 Climate Conference
Resources for the Future President and CEO Richard G. Newell highlights four key issues from the COP27 climate conference that are sure to hold people’s attention in the coming year.
Media Highlight — Nov 8, 2022
Harvard University: "On the Table at COP27: A Conversation with Ray Kopp"
In a podcast episode for Harvard University's Environmental Economics Program, RFF Senior Fellow Ray Kopp discusses his expectations for COP27.
EIEE Event — Nov 11, 2022
COP27 Side event | Deep into the Future Planet: Journalism, Media and Narratives of the Climate Crisis
A COP27 side event hosted by our partners at CMCC on the importance of communication in tackling the climate crisis
RFF Live — Nov 14, 2022
US Climate Policy: The Road Ahead
US Climate Policy: The Road Ahead
Working Paper — Sep 27, 2022
The Greenhouse Gas Index for Products in 39 Industrial Sectors
The Greenhouse Gas Index for Products in 39 Industrial Sectors
Issue Brief — Jul 6, 2022
Industrial Decarbonization and Competitiveness: Building a Performance Alliance
In this issue brief, RFF scholars explore the idea of a "performance alliance," in which countries align decarbonization efforts and trade policies with the aim of maintaining competitiveness while limiting leakage.
Issue Brief — May 12, 2022
Industrial Decarbonization and Competitiveness: A Domestic Benchmark Intensity Approach
This issue brief suggests an approach to decarbonizing the industrial sector that involves a performance metric, providing equal treatment for foreign and domestically produced industrial goods while addressing competitiveness concerns.
Report — Apr 7, 2022
Global Energy Outlook 2022: Turning Points and Tension in the Energy Transition
RFF's annual Global Energy Outlook report examines a range of projections for the global energy system, summarizing key implications for global energy consumption, emissions, and geopolitics.
RFF Live — Nov 14, 2022
US Climate Policy: The Road Ahead
US Climate Policy: The Road Ahead
RFF Live — Nov 11, 2022
Industrial Decarbonization, Border Measures and Climate Clubs
Industrial Decarbonization, Border Measures and Climate Clubs
EIEE Event — Nov 11, 2022
COP27 Side event | Deep into the Future Planet: Journalism, Media and Narratives of the Climate Crisis
A COP27 side event hosted by our partners at CMCC on the importance of communication in tackling the climate crisis
RFF Live — Nov 10, 2022
Confronting Dual Crises: Advancing Climate Progress During an Energy Crisis
Confronting Dual Crises: Advancing Climate Progress During an Energy Crisis
Media Highlight — Nov 8, 2022
Harvard University: "On the Table at COP27: A Conversation with Ray Kopp"
In a podcast episode for Harvard University's Environmental Economics Program, RFF Senior Fellow Ray Kopp discusses his expectations for COP27.
Media Highlight — Oct 11, 2022
Newsweek: "Germany Could Pay Everyone's December Gas Bill"
A story about Germany's plan to deal with likely winter energy scarcity is aided by insight from RFF Senior Felllows Dallas Burtraw and Karen Palmer.
Media Highlight — Aug 19, 2022
Foreign Affairs: "America Rejoins the Climate Fight"
In his op-ed, RFF President and CEO Richard Newell writes about how the new Inflation Reduction Act will reposition the United States as a global leader in the fight against climate change.
Media Highlight — Apr 15, 2022
S&P Global: "Ukraine Crisis Injects Urgency, Complexity into Energy Transition Plans"
An article in S&P Global details RFF's new Global Energy Outlook report and the related RFF Live event about the report and its implications.
Common Resources — Nov 22, 2022
Four Issues and Outcomes That Rose to the Top at the COP27 Climate Conference
Resources for the Future President and CEO Richard G. Newell highlights four key issues from the COP27 climate conference that are sure to hold people’s attention in the coming year.
Resources Magazine — Oct 19, 2022
International Climate Policy
Resources for the Future will support the design of policies that maintain international competitiveness, minimize emissions leakage, and encourage ambition as nations decarbonize.
On the Issues — Oct 7, 2022
On the Issues: International Trade, World Carbon Pricing Database, and More
A biweekly newsletter connecting global current events, pressing climate and energy policy news, and economics research from RFF scholars. This week: international trade, World Carbon Pricing Database, and more.
Common Resources — Sep 28, 2022
The Greenhouse Gas Index: A Metric for Greenhouse Gas–Intensive Products
New research suggests that a Greenhouse Gas Index proposed by RFF scholars could help standardize the quantification of emissions for a wide variety of policies.
