Common Resources
A blog that offers timely analysis and commentary about pressing environmental and energy issues.
Common Resources Archive
Opportunities Ahead for Expanding Forests and Harnessing Bioenergy
March 11, 2020
Buyer-Side Mitigation in the NYISO: Another MOPR?
March 6, 2020
45Q&A: A Series of Comments on the 45Q Tax Credit for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)
March 4, 2020
“Refined Coal” is Still No Bargain
March 2, 2020
Technology-Inclusive Climate Strategy: An Open Race with Many Winners
Feb. 13, 2020
The Global Banking System Is Not Immune to Climate Change
Feb. 12, 2020
Who Wants Fracking in Their Backyard?
Feb. 10, 2020
Environmental Repercussions of Rideshares
Feb. 5, 2020
Oregon Revamps Carbon Pricing Proposal for New Legislative Session
Feb. 3, 2020
What the Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) Means for Clean Energy in PJM
Jan. 21, 2020
COP25 Ended in Disappointment. What Does This Mean for Countries Already Suffering the Consequences of Climate Change?
Jan. 3, 2020
Credit Trading Accelerates as Passenger Vehicle Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Standards Tighten
Dec. 9, 2019
What to Expect at COP25 in Madrid
Dec. 6, 2019
COP25, Climate Change, and the Newfound Power of Young Activists to Shape Policy
Dec. 3, 2019
The California ZEV Program: A Long and Bumpy Road, but Finally Some Success
Dec. 2, 2019
Addressing Quality, Affordability, and Climate Change Issues in US Water Policy
Nov. 26, 2019
EPA’s Proposed Rule for Transparency in Regulatory Science: Separating the Message from the Messenger
Nov. 14, 2019
Planning for Resilience in a Renewable-Dominated World
Oct. 28, 2019
Getting Real on the Economic and Environmental Impacts of the Shale Revolution
Oct. 25, 2019
Are We Approaching Range Serenity for Electric Vehicles?
Oct. 23, 2019
PG&E Power Outages Reduce Just a Portion of Wildfire Risk
Oct. 11, 2019
What Are the Costs and Values of Wind and Solar Power? How Are They Changing?
Oct. 8, 2019
Risk, Data, and Plant Inspections: How an Interdisciplinary Science Team Informed a Policy Shift
Sept. 23, 2019
Launching RFF's Candidate Tracker
Sept. 18, 2019
