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An independent, nonprofit research institution dedicated to advancing a healthy environment 🌎 and thriving economy 📈 through impartial economic research and policy engagement. www.rff.org

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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 18/12/2025
RFF modeling shows that the newly proposed Clean Competition Act would generate ~$101 billion in revenue over the first 10 years of the policy. 🌐🏭 Katarina Nehrkorn, who modeled the bill's impacts, discusses its potential effects on clean domestic manufacturing and emissions.⬇️
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 02/12/2025
Data centers are popping up across the country, straining energy grids and driving up household electricity costs. ⚡💲 In this video, RFF Fellow Jesse Buchsbaum discusses what increases electricity cost and how these price increases disproportionately affect low-income households. ⬇️
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 19/11/2025
Despite the absence of a US delegation, California reps are on the ground at #COP30, touting the state’s recent climate policy advances. ☀️🍃 In a new In Focus video, RFF Senior Fellow Dallas Burtraw discusses California's recently passed package of climate legislation. ⬇️
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 12/11/2025
Upcoming Webinar: “The Future of Biofuels: Role of Policy in Biofuel Adoption” 🌱 This Friday, November 14 at 1:00 P.M. ET, join RFF for the next installment in our Future of Biofuels webinar series! Register here to tune in: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 06/11/2025
Now reading: “Advancing Research on Financial Stability and Climate-Related Financial Risk.” 📰🔍 This @ScienceMagazine editorial by @billypizer.bsky.social and Jim Stock (@harvardsalata.bsky.social) argues we need research on the financial risks of #ClimateChange. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 16/10/2025
⚡ Webinar Alert! ⚡ Join RFF on Tuesday, October 21 for a webinar discussing the challenges and opportunities for a potential nuclear renaissance in the US. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 08/10/2025
We are celebrating our Founders’ Day today! 🎉 Since 1952, RFF has been delivering rigorous analysis, and that would not be possible without our supporters! Your gift will make a difference today, and for generations to come. 🌎💙 www.rff.org/impact/found...
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 22/09/2025
💡 Do you have a research project in mind that will help fossil fuel–dependent communities navigate the energy transition? The Resilient Energy Economies Initiative is awarding research grants—apply before October 31! www.resilientenergyeconomies.org/grants Watch this short video for more info 👇
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 17/09/2025
Join us on October 2nd from 2 PM-5 PM EST for an event featuring a 4-year project between the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, SMU, RFF, and the University of Arizona, and others to advance Tribal energy sovereignty. Register: form.jotform.com/252526367201...
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 08/09/2025
Last week, lightning strikes ignited dozens of wildfires in California—an increasingly common occurrence that affects disaster insurance markets in the state. 🏠 RFF Fellow Matt Wibbenmeyer discusses CA's wildfire insurance landscape and potential practices that could help communities adapt. 👇
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 26/08/2025
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act expands a tax credit, originally for places whose economies rely on fossil fuels, to include communities involved with nuclear energy.🏭⚡ In this In Focus video, RFF Fellow @danielraimi.bsky.social explains the implications of including “nuclear energy communities.”
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 04/08/2025
The EPA recently announced its plans to repeal the “endangerment finding,” which asserts that greenhouse gases harm human health and the environment. In this In Focus video, RFF President & CEO Billy Pizer breaks down the implications of this major move. ⬇️
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 31/07/2025
Federal climate action is slowing, but states are using emissions trading systems to cut emissions and raise state revenue. RFF Research Associate Nicholas Roy explains how in this new In Focus video 👇
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 28/07/2025
How are federal decisions reshaping America’s public lands? ⛰️ On July 30, join RFF for a webinar deep dive into funding, leasing, timber policy, and more—featuring insights from RFF’s If/Then series. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #PublicLands #LandPolicy #EnergyPolicy
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 23/07/2025
Long-distance transmission is key to a reliable, clean grid—but major barriers remain. ⚡🔋 Join RFF tomorrow for a webinar on the future of long-distance transmission and a discussion on policy and permitting hurdles. Register Here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 21/07/2025
Powerlines are a vital part of the clean energy transition. ⚡ Join Molly Robertson and a panel of experts THIS THURSDAY for a webinar on why we need more powerlines, why we aren’t building them fast enough, and ways we can speed up the process. RSVP 👉 www.rff.org/events/webin...
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 01/07/2025
#ArtificialIntelligence is expected to have a large impact on the US’ #energy future, given the electricity demand it creates. 🤖⚡️ In this In Focus video, RFF's Kristin Hayes discusses the #climate implications of #AI’s expanding role. 🎞️⬇️
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 30/06/2025
Energy insecurity affects millions of Americans—a byproduct of systemic inequity. ⚡️🏠 Join RFF and @columbiauenergy.bsky.social on July 7 for an event with Diana Hernández and Jason Bordoff on how this crisis can be mitigated. RSVP here: bit.ly/45M2Gdi #BookTalk #EnergyEquity
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 23/06/2025
Big news!! 🎉📢 RFF University Fellow Åsa Löfgren was named a 2025 ‪@eaere.bsky.social‬ Fellow! This honor recognizes her outstanding contributions to the field of environmental and resource economics. Congratulations Åsa! 💙 www.eaere.org/fellows/
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 20/06/2025
What does has energy and environmental policy looked like under the second Trump administration? 🌎⚡ Join Resources for the Future (RFF) on June 24 to dive into early insights from If/Then—with analysis on emissions, natural disasters, and more. ⬇️ Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 30/05/2025
The House of Representatives has advanced a bill that rapidly phases out federal subsidies for clean electricity generation. ⚡📉 RFF’s McKenna Peplinski discusses the effects of losing these subsidies on electricity bills, emissions, and the energy sector in a new In Focus Video. 👇
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 28/05/2025
Figuring out the cost of charging can be confusing for #EV owners. 🔋🔌 Our new Resources magazine article explores the problem, finding ways that policymakers can avoid “pain at the pump” and ensure that EVs are a good financial choice for car buyers. Learn more! 👇 www.resources.org/archives/pai...
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 27/05/2025
New in @natclimate.nature.com: Policymakers feel the heat when they propose banning fossil fuel-based heating systems. How can the switch to low-emissions tech be more politically palatable? 🏠🌡️ A new paper coauthored by RFF’s Karen Palmer explores some options. 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 21/05/2025
Can states take the driver’s seat on decarbonizing #transportation? 🚗 ⚡️ In our new issue of Resources magazine, learn more about how states may have to step up as federal transportation policy changes under the Trump administration. www.resources.org/archives/can...
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 15/05/2025
Are you in DC and interested in learning more about #electricity affordability? Join RFF and @canarymedia.com for an afternoon of mingling & insights from clean #energy experts! ⚡️💵 Space is limited – register today! 👇 #EconSky www.eventbrite.com/e/rff-x-cana...
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 15/05/2025
🚨 Issue 218 of Resources magazine is out NOW! 🚨 It features the work of our #Transportation Program—including, #ElectricVehicles, sustainable aviation, critical minerals, and more! Read it today! 📖 www.resources.org/print-issues...
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 12/05/2025
NEW from If/Then: @bprest.bsky.social looks at a proposal in the upcoming reconciliation bill from the House. 🔎🏛️ The proposal to lower royalty rates on federal oil and gas leases will lower federal revenues by $5 billion over the next decade. 📉 Learn more: www.resources.org/common-resou...
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 02/05/2025
The Trump administration is using #tariffs in a bid to support domestic auto production—but at what cost? 🚗💵 Our new If/Then analysis shows that the costs to consumers and producers would significantly outweigh the benefits. Read the full blog post! ⬇️ www.resources.org/common-resou...
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 12/03/2025
Say hi to us at CERA Week! 👋 Billy Pizer, Kevin Rennert, @danielraimi.bsky.social, @milanelkerbout.bsky.social, and Jan Mares are in Houston, TX talking with decisionmakers about the future of #energy policy. ⚡️🌱
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 03/02/2025
State-level climate policy will likely take centerstage in 2025. Nick Roy is looking to Washington and California to lead the way—particularly through the potential linkage of their carbon markets, which charge emitters for the greenhouse gases that they release into the atmosphere. 🔽
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 18/12/2024
47% of Americans do not believe that low-income people face more climate risks than rich people. ⚖️⛈️ How does awareness of these inequities inform this belief? Jon Krosnick shares surprising results from a new #EnvironmentalJustice survey by @rff.org, Stanford, & the Univ. of Mary Washington 👇
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 04/12/2024
Communities have unique insight about the environmental and energy issues they face. 🏭 Suzanne Russo, who leads RFF's #EnvironmentalJustice Initiative, discusses how stacked environmental burdens affect communities and the value of policy ideas suggested by communities.👇
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 04/12/2024
Happy Spotify Wrapped day!! 🥳🎵 In the spirit of the holiday, here's a recap of some of your favorite RFF products over the last year. Thank you all for an amazing year and stay tuned for even more great research! 💙 #EconSky #ClimateSky #EnergySky
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 02/12/2024
Recent climate policies including the #InflationReductionAct have prioritized environmental justice. 🏫 🌍 Suzanne Russo, who leads RFF's #EnvironmentalJustice Initiative, discusses the rollout of these policies and how communities stand to benefit. 👇
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 27/11/2024
To create an equitable energy system, oft-overlooked voices need to be brought to the table.📢🌎 Suzanne Russo, who leads RFF's #EnvironmentalJustice Initiative, breaks down a federal definition of energy justice into its three main components.👇
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Resources for the Future @rff.org · 27/11/2024
This Thanksgiving millions of Americans will fly. But how much does air travel contribute to #ClimateChange? ✈️ Learn more in this recent episode of the Resources Radio podcast with RFF's Nafisa Lohawala! 🎙️ #ClimateSky #EconSky www.resources.org/resources-ra...
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