Common Resources
A blog that offers timely analysis and commentary about pressing environmental and energy issues.
Common Resources Archive

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

Supporting Communities with the Build Back Better Act
Sept. 16, 2021

How Much and How Quickly Will Biden’s Proposed Fuel Economy Standards Reduce Emissions?
Sept. 8, 2021

A Blueprint for Coastal Adaptation: Preserving Insurance at the Coast
Sept. 2, 2021

The Right Policies Can Incentivize Cleaner “Blue” Hydrogen
Aug. 27, 2021

The INVEST in America Act: A Modest First Step to Addressing the Orphaned Wells Problem
Aug. 12, 2021

Celebrating Parks and Recreation Month with Resources for the Future
Aug. 3, 2021