Common Resources
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Common Resources Archive
Community Responses to Flooding Are Significant, but Not Sufficient
July 3, 2024
We Need to Know More about Who Benefits from Policies that Reduce Traffic Congestion
June 20, 2024
Bending (Not Breaking) Fisheries Management to Help Fishing Communities Adapt to Climate Change
June 13, 2024
A New Interdisciplinary Critical Minerals Research Lab for PhD Students
June 12, 2024
Resources for the Future Evaluates First Set of Climate Policies under Carbon Scoring Project
June 7, 2024
Wrapping Up RFF’s Resources Radio series: What Lies Ahead on the Road to Vehicle Electrification
May 23, 2024
Reducing Power Plant Pollution: An Overview of Recent Federal Emissions Rules
May 22, 2024
Advanced Economic Modeling Can Support the Transition to Electric Vehicles
May 20, 2024
A Guide to Improving Electricity Affordability
May 6, 2024
A CEO’s Farewell: Richard G. Newell Reflects on His Years Leading Resources for the Future
April 25, 2024
Why Are Electric School Buses So Expensive?
April 22, 2024
Assessing China’s New Nationwide Effort to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions
April 18, 2024
After the Pause: Understanding the Economic, Environmental, and Geopolitical Implications of Increased US Liquefied Natural Gas Exports
April 17, 2024
There’s a Better Way to Mine for Electric Vehicle Batteries
March 29, 2024
Feedbacks between Emissions Markets and Political Outcomes: A Case Study of Washington State’s Cap-and-Trade Program
March 22, 2024
Climate and Trade in a World of Resurgent Industrial Policy
March 15, 2024
Speeding Up Solar Projects: Siting Review under the National Environmental Policy Act
March 12, 2024
Living with Wildfire: Adapting to the New Normal
March 12, 2024
Critical Minerals for Electric Vehicles: What You Need to Know
March 7, 2024
Modeling Deep Decarbonization in the Industrial Sector: Opportunities and Challenges for Modelers and Policymakers
Feb. 22, 2024
How a Tax Incentive for Clean Energy in the Inflation Reduction Act Could Affect Low-Income Communities
Feb. 8, 2024
Accurately Quantifying “Super-Emitting” Leaks Is Key for the Methane Fee to Be Effective
Feb. 6, 2024
Verification Standards for Carbon Offsets: Breaking Down the New Proposed Guidance
Feb. 2, 2024
White House Rule on Clean Water Act in 2020 Dramatically Deregulated Waters of the United States
Jan. 31, 2024