Common Resources
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Common Resources Archive

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

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