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Climate Policymaking in the Shadow of the Supreme Court

Ann Carlson, Amelia Keyes, Benjamin Harris, and Dallas Burtraw

Oct. 27, 2020

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Implementing a Framework for Border Tax Adjustments in US Greenhouse Gas Tax Legislation and Regulations

Brian Flannery

Oct. 23, 2020

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Thoughtful Forest Management and Better Building Practices Can Help Mitigate the Impact of Wildfires

Ann Bartuska, David N. Wear, and Matthew Wibbenmeyer

Oct. 14, 2020

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Europe Leads the Way on Climate Policy

Robert Stavins and David Victor

Oct. 9, 2020

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Examining the Effects of a Federal Leasing Ban: Drilling into an Industry Study

Brian C. Prest

Oct. 1, 2020

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Forward Thinking: How FERC’s Order on Distributed Energy Resources Could Help Modernize the Grid

Kathryne Cleary and Karen Palmer

Oct. 1, 2020

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Conversations on Climate Challenges: Natural Disasters, Risk, and Survey Data

Jon A. Krosnick and Gabrielle Wong-Parodi

Sept. 29, 2020

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The Economic and Emissions Consequences of Supply-Side Reforms to Oil and Gas Production on Federal Lands

Brian C. Prest

Sept. 16, 2020

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Equitable Transition to a Low-Emissions Future: Environmental Remediation and Infrastructure

Daniel Raimi

Sept. 15, 2020

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Look Before You Leap: Three Governance Challenges for Taxpayer-Funded Cleanup of Oil and Gas Wells

Daniel Raimi and Nathan Lemphers

Sept. 9, 2020

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The Consequences of Climate Change Are Already Visible in Siberia

Francesco Bassetti

Sept. 2, 2020

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Subsidy Structure Could Be a Speed Bump for Chuck Schumer's Clean Car Adoption Plan

Kevin Ankney and Benjamin Leard

Aug. 24, 2020

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The Trump Administration Ignores Key Alternatives with New Methane Regulation Rollback

Alan Krupnick

Aug. 19, 2020

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Equitable Transition to a Low-Emissions Future: Economic Development

Daniel Raimi

Aug. 11, 2020

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The Value of Tax Adjustment Mechanisms for Designing Carbon Taxes

Marc Hafstead

Aug. 7, 2020

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Policy Options for an Equitable Transition to a Low-Emissions Future

Daniel Raimi, Wesley Look, and Molly Robertson

Aug. 4, 2020

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Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Electricity: An Early Look at New England

Kathryne Cleary and Karen Palmer

July 30, 2020

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COVID-19 Has Delayed Global Climate Talks, but Viable Climate Change Mitigation Strategies Still Exist

Cole Martin

July 27, 2020

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The Science of Forecasting: The Special Sauce

Roger Cooke

July 27, 2020

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The Trump Administration’s Regulatory Repeal Agenda Faces Another Setback. How did the Court do on Its Economics?

Alan Krupnick

July 24, 2020

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The Potential for Plugging Abandoned Wells as Green Economic Stimulus

Daniel Raimi, Neelesh Nerurkar, and Jason Bordoff

July 23, 2020

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Improving the Scientific Basis for Estimating the Social Cost of Carbon

Cora Kingdon and Kevin Rennert

July 17, 2020

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Conversations on Climate Challenges: Wildfire Policy and Public Health

Matthew Wibbenmeyer and Kari Nadeau

July 9, 2020

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A Close Look at the New Report from the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis

Ann Bartuska, Dallas Burtraw, Kathryne Cleary, Marc Hafstead, Alan Krupnick, Joshua Linn, Karen Palmer, Brian C. Prest, Daniel Raimi, Daniel Shawhan, and Matthew Wibbenmeyer

July 6, 2020