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Resources Magazine — Oct 4, 2023
Sailing Uncharted Waters: International Trade Becomes an Element of Climate Policy
The European Union has launched its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism as a way of extending its domestic climate policy to the international trade system. But aligning climate policy with international trade comes with complications.
Resources Magazine — Oct 4, 2023
Resources for the Future Welcomes Three New Fellows
Resources for the Future welcomes three new fellows to the research team whose work spans electricity markets, international climate policy, state and local policies, and environmental justice: Jenya Kahn-Lang, Milan Elkerbout, and Suzanne Russo.
Press Release — Sep 26, 2023
Climate Policies Should Focus on Private-Sector Expectations, New Study Argues
New research in the journal Nature Climate Change suggests that, to be successful, climate policies must shape expectations in the private sector that align with the long-term net-zero goal.
Journal Article — Sep 18, 2023
A Net-Zero Target Compels a Backward Induction Approach to Climate Policy
A Net-Zero Target Compels a Backward Induction Approach to Climate Policy
Journal Article — Sep 18, 2023
A Net-Zero Target Compels a Backward Induction Approach to Climate Policy
A Net-Zero Target Compels a Backward Induction Approach to Climate Policy
Issue Brief — Mar 30, 2023
Will Nations Meet the Paris Agreement’s Emissions and Temperature Goals?
An issue brief calculating the probability of the world meeting the Paris Climate Agreement's emissions reduction and temperature targets.
Report — Mar 28, 2023
Global Energy Outlook 2023: Sowing the Seeds of an 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.
Data Tool — Sep 30, 2022
World Carbon Pricing Database
Explore a database of global carbon pricing policies since 1990
RFF Live — Mar 28, 2023
The Global Energy Outlook 2023: Sowing the Seeds of an Energy Transition
An in-depth panel discussion on some of the potential long-term outlooks for energy markets and the global energy system
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
Resources Magazine — Oct 4, 2023
Sailing Uncharted Waters: International Trade Becomes an Element of Climate Policy
The European Union has launched its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism as a way of extending its domestic climate policy to the international trade system. But aligning climate policy with international trade comes with complications.
Resources Magazine — Oct 4, 2023
Resources for the Future Welcomes Three New Fellows
Resources for the Future welcomes three new fellows to the research team whose work spans electricity markets, international climate policy, state and local policies, and environmental justice: Jenya Kahn-Lang, Milan Elkerbout, and Suzanne Russo.
Resources Radio — Sep 12, 2023
European Perspectives on the Inflation Reduction Act, with Milan Elkerbout
Milan Elkerbout discusses how the European Union has reacted to the Inflation Reduction Act, climate and industrial policies that the European Union has proposed over the past year, and trends in global trade and industrial policy.
Common Resources — Sep 7, 2023
Fostering a Low-Carbon Future with the Oil and Gas Industry
Covering the value of diverse viewpoints, international cooperation, technology optimism, and decarbonizing the private sector in a discussion with Resources for the Future President and CEO Richard G. Newell on the Real Decarbonization podcast.
Press Release — Sep 26, 2023
Climate Policies Should Focus on Private-Sector Expectations, New Study Argues
New research in the journal Nature Climate Change suggests that, to be successful, climate policies must shape expectations in the private sector that align with the long-term net-zero goal.
Media Highlight — Aug 24, 2023
Axios: "The Case Against Imminent Peak Oil Demand"
An article that debates the timing of peak oil demand cites RFF's 2023 Global Energy Outlook.
Media Highlight — Mar 29, 2023
Axios: "One Useful Thing: Apples-to-Apples Energy Outlooks"
A segment in Axios' Generate newsletter highlights the big-picture findings from RFF's 2023 iteration of the Global Energy Outlook report.
Media Highlight — Mar 29, 2023
Semafor: "Anyone's Guess"
A segment in Semafor's Net Zero newsletter highlights findings from RFF's new Global Energy Outlook 2023 report.
