Public Opinion on Climate Change: Is the Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty for Policymakers?

Journal Article — Jan 9, 2025

Impacts of EPA’s Finalized Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Standards

Emissions reductions may be met with relatively small costs.

Press Release — Jan 9, 2025

EPA Power Plant Rules Could Reduce Emissions, Speed Up Coal Plant Retirements

A new article in the journal Science finds that the US Environmental Protection Agency’s May 2024 rules limiting emissions from power plants could reduce US power-sector carbon emissions by 73 to 86 percent below 2005 levels by 2040.

Common Resources — Jan 9, 2025

What We’re Actually Talking About When We Talk About Clean Electricity

Policymakers need to acknowledge the physics of electricity if they want to craft policies that effectively support the development of clean electricity generation.

Media Highlight — Jan 9, 2025

POLITICO: “New Models Show EPA’s Power Plan Carbon Rule Would Speed Coal Retirements”

A new paper in the journal Science, coauthored by several RFF scholars, is the subject of this policy-relevant piece.