Testimony on the Elimination of Fossil Fuel Subsidies to the US Subcommittee on the Environment

RFF University Fellow Joseph Aldy testifies at an Earth Day hearing hosted by the US House Oversight Committee

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Date

April 22, 2021

Authors

Joseph E. Aldy

Publication

Testimony and Public Comments

Reading time

1 minute

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Topics

Industry and Fuels

Authors

Joseph E. Aldy

University Fellow

Joe Aldy is a university fellow at RFF and professor of the practice of public policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School. His research focuses on climate change policy, energy policy, and mortality risk evaluation.

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