Emily Joiner
Research Associate
Emily Joiner is a research associate at RFF. She works on a suite of topics including carbon dioxide removal, agricultural emissions reduction, and wildfire risk impacts and mitigation. She obtained dual BS degrees in sustainability and economics from Arizona State University and an MS degree in agricultural and resource economics from the University of Arizona (UA). Prior to joining RFF, she held internships with UA’s Water Resources Research Center, the Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy, and the City of Gilbert’s Water Department. Joiner’s research interests include nonmarket valuation methods, benefit-cost analysis and its regulatory implications, and water economics in the US West.
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Journal Article — Nov 19, 2024
Enhancing the Economic Feasibility of Fuel Treatment: Market and Policy Pathways for US Federal Lands
Selling biomass collected from wildfire fuel treatment could not cover treatment costs in regions of Idaho and Montana unless prices of small-diameter material were to rise significantly.
Working Paper — Nov 19, 2024
Alternative Fuels for Reducing the Contribution of Aviation to Climate Change
In this working paper, the authors explore how the aviation industry can mitigate its climate change impact through the adoption of alternative fuels.
Working Paper — May 10, 2024
Sorting Over Wildfire Hazard
This working paper evaluates differences in California households' willingness to accept wildfire risk based on their income level and wildfire experience.
Issue Brief — May 9, 2024
The Policy Landscape for Agricultural Bioenergy
This issue brief, the last in a series on agriculture greenhouse gas emissions policy, offers an introduction to bioenergy and relevant federal agricultural and nonagricultural policy.
Journal Article — Nov 19, 2024
Enhancing the Economic Feasibility of Fuel Treatment: Market and Policy Pathways for US Federal Lands
Selling biomass collected from wildfire fuel treatment could not cover treatment costs in regions of Idaho and Montana unless prices of small-diameter material were to rise significantly.
Working Paper — Nov 19, 2024
Alternative Fuels for Reducing the Contribution of Aviation to Climate Change
In this working paper, the authors explore how the aviation industry can mitigate its climate change impact through the adoption of alternative fuels.
Working Paper — May 10, 2024
Sorting Over Wildfire Hazard
This working paper evaluates differences in California households' willingness to accept wildfire risk based on their income level and wildfire experience.
Issue Brief — May 9, 2024
The Policy Landscape for Agricultural Bioenergy
This issue brief, the last in a series on agriculture greenhouse gas emissions policy, offers an introduction to bioenergy and relevant federal agricultural and nonagricultural policy.
In Focus — Apr 2, 2024
In Focus: Developing Carbon Dioxide Removal
This video shares insights on technologies and policy options that can help expand US and global capacity to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, with RFF Research Associate Emily Joiner.
Common Resources — Sep 21, 2023
Rethinking the Value of a Statistical Life
The value of statistical life is a number that informs analyses of the benefits and costs of regulations. But the number that the US Environmental Protection Agency currently uses needs attention: it hasn’t been updated since 1997.
Common Resources — Jun 1, 2023
Disclosing Wildfire Risks in Home Sales
New research finds that disclosing wildfire risks to potential homebuyers in California reduces sale prices.
In Focus — Apr 20, 2023
In Focus: Causes for Climate Optimism
This video shares reasons for optimism about the future of climate research and policy, with RFF’s research analysts.
