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Challenges and Strategies for Greener Aviation
This report outlines challenges, strategies, and policy efforts for greener aviation, both in the United States and globally.
Introducing the Resilient Energy Economies Initiative
The initiative by RFF, the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, and the Bezos Earth Fund is focused on building economic resilience.
Topics
Electric Power
Conducting research to inform the ongoing transformation and decarbonization of the electricity sector.
Transportation
Understanding the costs, benefits, and consequences of transportation policies.
Industry and Fuels
Solutions to decarbonize industry and transition away from fossil fuels.
Land Use, Forestry, and Agriculture
Examining the way natural, agricultural, and urban land is used and managed.
Comprehensive Climate Strategies
Generating ideas to drive emissions reductions efficiently and equitably.
Climate Risks and Resilience
Analyzing risk and measuring impacts to inform critical climate decisions.
Federal Climate Policy
Using the best-available data to inform US federal action to address climate change.
International Climate Policy
Providing global analysis and policy solutions needed to achieve ambitious climate targets.
Carbon Pricing
Examining the design and implications of carbon pricing policies for the economy and the environment
Equity in the Energy Transition
Exploring solutions to the challenges raised by a transition away from fossil fuels.
Climate Finance and Financial Risk
Improving the measurement and modeling of climate risks to financial markets.
Environmental Justice
Informing decisionmaking that takes environmental and social justice into account.
Upcoming | An Equitable Transition? Energy and Economic Development in Tribal Nations
On Thursday, April 25, RFF will host A webinar examining the challenges and opportunities for economic development in Tribal nations during the energy transition.
Watch Now | Interconnected Injustices: Understanding Cumulative Impacts
On Wednesday, April 10, RFF hosted a virtual event examining how interconnected injustices can impact communities and the importance of incorporating cumulative impacts into environmental policymaking.
Impact
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Sharing Detailed Analysis
RFF has provided crucial modeling support for the development of major clean electricity standard policies, including three recent Congressional proposals.
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Delivering Breakthrough Research
As part of a team that made international headlines, RFF's research and modeling on ice sheets found that sea levels may rise in excess of two meters by 2100—double previous estimates.
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Informing Key Legislation
RFF expertise helped inform the multibillion-dollar Energy Act of 2020 by demonstrating the benefits of additional funding for advanced energy technologies.
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Working with Decisionmakers
In collaboration with NASA, RFF research showed that twice as many Americans as previously thought live in areas that do not meet national air quality standards.
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Enabling Equity and Fairness
RFF's research on enabling equity in the energy transition helped inform Senate bills that would create jobs and reduce emissions by investing in local economic development and plugging oil and gas wells.
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Improving State Policy
RFF provides crucial assistance to states like Colorado where we helped show how to meet emissions targets through the use of flexible cap-and-trade policies.
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Stewarding Science-Based Solutions
RFF is leading a global team working to improve the science behind the social cost of carbon—a key metric that governments and businesses use to account for climate change in their actions.
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Contributing Our Expertise
RFF's Business Leadership Council convenes corporations and NGOs to share lessons learned in implementing internal corporate carbon pricing strategies.
Issue 214: Reflecting on a Year of Research
The latest issue of RFF’s magazine reflects on the organization’s work over the past year.
Achieving the Paris Agreement Temperature Targets Would Yield Major Global Economic Benefits
New RFF modeling shows that accelerating cuts to greenhouse gas emissions in the near future will produce major economic benefits and other long-term positive outcomes.