Common Resources
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Common Resources Archive
More Than Just Jobs: Assessing the Public Finance Implications of the Energy Transition
Jan. 13, 2022
The Build Back Better Act Could Speed Deployment of Cleaner Commercial Vehicles
Jan. 11, 2022
Remembering Thomas Lovejoy
Jan. 5, 2022
RFF Commemorates its 70th Anniversary with a Year of Research, Events, and Analysis
Jan. 5, 2022
RFF’s Top Stories of the Past Year
Dec. 20, 2021
Buy Clean: Can the New Executive Order Make a Real Difference?
Dec. 17, 2021
Kathy Sullivan Explores the Courage to Step Out, with Dawn Wright
Dec. 13, 2021
What Happened in Glasgow at COP26?
Nov. 19, 2021
The Build Back Better Act and Green Procurement
Nov. 19, 2021
Breathe Easy: Smartphone Apps Can Reduce Exposure to Air Pollution
Nov. 19, 2021
Effective Incentives for Hydrogen Production, with Long- and Near-Term Climate Benefits
Nov. 15, 2021
The Supreme Court’s New Threat to Climate Policy
Nov. 5, 2021
Accounting for Emissions in Global Trade with a Greenhouse Gas Index
Oct. 21, 2021
Designing Border Carbon Adjustments When Carbon Is Not Explicitly Priced
Oct. 19, 2021
Two Paths to 1.5°C: Will We Take Either One?
Oct. 7, 2021
RFF Celebrates Founders’ Day
Oct. 7, 2021
A Solution to the Competitiveness Risks of Climate Policy: Countervailing Duty Law
Oct. 5, 2021
Environmental Justice and Equity: RFF’s Policy Leadership Series
Sept. 30, 2021
Fuel Economy Standards Will Help Speed the Deployment of Electric Vehicles, But May Not Be Enough to Achieve the 2030 Target
Sept. 30, 2021
Is the Clean Electricity Performance Program Feasible?
Sept. 30, 2021
Can We Use Machine Learning to Predict Energy Savings?
Sept. 29, 2021
Savings Versus Comfort: How Smarter Thermostats Can Respond to Time-Varying Prices
Sept. 29, 2021
What Should Federal Agencies Assume for How Much Consumers Are Willing to Pay for Fuel Cost Savings?
Sept. 22, 2021
Under Construction: The Build Back Better Act
Sept. 16, 2021