Common Resources
A blog that offers timely analysis and commentary about pressing environmental and energy issues.
Common Resources Archive
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 with Michael Regan
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
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
Border Carbon Adjustments: How to Implement in Countries That Don’t Have a Carbon Price
July 29, 2021
Rising Income, Rising Emissions: Projections for Future Vehicle Demand in China
July 8, 2021
Empowering American Landowners with Carbon Credits
July 7, 2021
Empowering Local Communities to Manage Their Forests: Nine New Studies Examine the Ecological and Socioeconomic Effects
June 21, 2021
The Role of Federal Subsidies in Decarbonizing the Transportation Sector
June 15, 2021
While Corporate Support for Carbon Pricing Grows, Political Enthusiasm Remains Uncertain
June 10, 2021
