If/Then

Overview

The core mission of Resources for the Future (RFF) is to improve environmental, energy, and climate policy through impartial economic research. Decisionmakers have come to rely on our research to understand the implementation and economic outcomes of environmental policy since RFF’s founding over 70 years ago.

But the policy world is rapidly evolving in ways that counter the traditional research enterprise. The frequency of “policy actions”—our catchall phrase for any statement about proposed or implemented policy—has increased drastically, while the language and delivery of policy actions has become more variable. RFF is committed to its core function—and how do we do that in the current moment?

Introducing RFF's If/Then series, a multi-channel project that presents timely insights about substantive developments in environmental and energy policy, grounded in economics expertise and shared in ways that are easily accessible and user friendly.

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Highlights

An Overview of the New If/Then Series

If environmental policies are changing at breakneck speed, then understanding the economics of the change needs to be as fast—but also rigorous.

Do Lower Energy Prices Support Energy Dominance?

If the Trump administration seeks to quickly unleash US energy dominance, then it will fail, because global markets—not domestic policies—drive decisions that US companies make about energy production.

Costs of Repealing Clean Electricity Tax Credits

This issue brief examines the potential effects on electricity prices and emissions by repealing tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act.

Understanding US Liquefied Natural Gas Exports

This paper examines the Department of Energy's report on US LNG exports, alongside analysis from S&P Global, revealing that the department likely underestimates methane emissions and the rising prices driven by increased US LNG exports.

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