Maya Domeshek
Research Associate
Maya Domeshek is a research associate at RFF. Her research focuses on decarbonizing the electricity sector and the distributional effects of environmental policy. She works with RFF’s Haiku electricity sector model and the Social Welfare Incidence Model. Previously, she has studied state level electricity decarbonization policy in Virginia and Pennsylvania, the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act, and greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act.
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Journal Article — Nov 1, 2024
Distributional Impacts of Carbon Capture in the US Power Sector
To understair the air pollution costs of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), this paper simulates the potential impacts of allowing CCUS deployment in the US power sector under plausible climate policies.
Resources Magazine — Oct 7, 2024
From 1959 Through Today: 65 Years of Resources Magazine
The past 65 years of Resources—the full archive of articles dating back to the start of the magazine in 1959—are now freely available online to anyone who’s looking for accurate, trustworthy information about environmental economics.
Journal Article — Aug 27, 2024
Leveraging the Inflation Reduction Act to Achieve 80x30 in the US Electricity Sector
This paper examines the consequences of the Inflation Reduction Act and of policies designed to hit the Paris target for generation mix, consumer costs of electricity, the federal budget, air quality, and human health.
Issue Brief — Jul 23, 2024
From Goal to Law: Institutionalizing Michigan’s Electricity Decarbonization
The second in a series about how state electricity plans compare to a net-zero electricity sector goal, this issue brief takes a close look at Michigan's power sector ambitions.
Journal Article — Nov 1, 2024
Distributional Impacts of Carbon Capture in the US Power Sector
To understair the air pollution costs of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), this paper simulates the potential impacts of allowing CCUS deployment in the US power sector under plausible climate policies.
Journal Article — Aug 27, 2024
Leveraging the Inflation Reduction Act to Achieve 80x30 in the US Electricity Sector
This paper examines the consequences of the Inflation Reduction Act and of policies designed to hit the Paris target for generation mix, consumer costs of electricity, the federal budget, air quality, and human health.
Issue Brief — Jul 23, 2024
From Goal to Law: Institutionalizing Michigan’s Electricity Decarbonization
The second in a series about how state electricity plans compare to a net-zero electricity sector goal, this issue brief takes a close look at Michigan's power sector ambitions.
Testimony and Public Comments — Jun 21, 2024
Comments on Potential Amendments to California’s Cap-and-Trade Regulation and the Standardized Regulatory Impact Assessment
This comment to the California Air Resources Board addresses proposed changes to California's Cap-and-Trade Regulation.
Resources Magazine — Oct 7, 2024
From 1959 Through Today: 65 Years of Resources Magazine
The past 65 years of Resources—the full archive of articles dating back to the start of the magazine in 1959—are now freely available online to anyone who’s looking for accurate, trustworthy information about environmental economics.
In Focus — Jan 26, 2024
In Focus: Stories to Watch in 2024
This video shares insights about stories to watch in 2024 in the environmental and energy policy space, with RFF scholars Jim Boyd, Maya Domeshek, Kristin Hayes, and Katarina Nehrkorn.
Resources Magazine — Jan 11, 2024
How Much Will the Inflation Reduction Act Reduce Emissions?
Maya Domeshek and Nicholas Roy discuss projected reductions in carbon emissions that the Inflation Reduction Act could achieve for the energy sector.
Common Resources — Nov 9, 2023
Adding an Emissions Cap to the Inflation Reduction Act Would Help Meet US Climate Goals
Implementing a federal cap-and-trade policy would complement the Inflation Reduction Act. Together, these two policies could reduce air pollution and retail electricity prices and ensure that the United States meets its national climate goals for 2030.
Media Highlight — Jun 4, 2024
E&E News: “Tightening Cap and Trade in California Will Help Climate, Group Says”
This story details the findings of a new RFF report in the context of California's evolving cap-and-trade program.
Press Release — May 30, 2024
Addressing Uncertainty is Key to the Success of California’s Cap-and-Trade Program
In a new report, RFF scholars examine how some suggested—and alternative—reforms to California’s cap-and-trade program could affect greenhouse gas emissions, government revenue, allowance banking, and the price that emitters pay for emission allowances.
Press Release — Nov 9, 2023
Adding an Emissions Cap to the Inflation Reduction Act Could Create More Cost-Effective, Certain Emissions Reductions
New RFF modeling shows that a federal cap on power-sector emissions could carry the United States to its power-sector emissions goal, and that such a cap would be less expensive for emitters and households than it would have been otherwise.
Media Highlight — Jun 9, 2023
E&E News: "PA Coal Plants Keep Closing. Does the State Need Carbon Trading?"
An article about Pennsylvania's changing electricity landscape cites a report authored by scholars at RFF and the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania.