Common Resources
A blog that offers timely analysis and commentary about pressing environmental and energy issues.
Common Resources Archive
Inflation Reduction Act: Examining Electric Vehicle Subsidies for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Aug. 5, 2022
Considering Another Export Ban on US Crude Oil: What Would Happen to Gasoline Prices?
Aug. 2, 2022
Designing Effective Environmental Policies by Letting Markets for Pollution Allowances Determine the Value and Quantity of Environmental Commodities
July 19, 2022
The Role of Voluntary Carbon Markets in Achieving Net-Zero Goals
July 13, 2022
The Consequences of the Supreme Court’s West Virginia v. EPA Ruling for Environmental Regulation
July 6, 2022
Three Insights from the Debate Over Minimum Offer Price Rules in Electricity Markets
July 6, 2022
Hydrogen Hubs: Helping Ensure Their Success
July 1, 2022
Climate Philanthropy and Transformational Change: RFF’s Policy Leadership Series
June 30, 2022
Income Inequality Is a Key Driver of Decreased Residential Electricity Consumption
June 23, 2022
Now’s the Time: How States Can Take Advantage of High Energy Prices
June 8, 2022
Learning from the Energy Transition in Poland: A Q&A with Wesley Look and Aleksander Śniegocki
June 1, 2022
To Tax or Not to Tax? The Answer May Surprise You
May 20, 2022
Wetland Conservation Is Worth the Cost
April 18, 2022
Kathy Sullivan Explores Marrying the Economy and the Environment, with Tim Dunn
April 15, 2022
Partners, Not Rivals: Supply- and Demand-Side Policies Pursued in Parallel Can Mitigate or Eliminate Leakage
April 15, 2022
Managed Fires Can Help Mitigate the Risks Posed by Increasing Frequency of Wildfires
April 4, 2022
“Can We Please Stop Talking about Energy Independence?”
March 16, 2022
Remembering Cliff Russell
March 10, 2022
Bringing the Future into the Present
Feb. 28, 2022
Modernizing the Electric Grid: RFF’s Policy Leadership Series
Feb. 24, 2022
Consumers in Sweden Will Experience Low Costs When Industry Goes to Zero Emissions
Feb. 16, 2022
Meeting the US Nationally Determined Contribution and Saving Lives
Jan. 31, 2022
Is There a Trade-off Between Equity and Effectiveness for Electric Vehicle Subsidies?
Jan. 21, 2022
Smooth Waters Ahead for Offshore Wind?
Jan. 14, 2022
