Risk Analysis and Uncertainty
Discussions about climate change, natural disasters, and financial markets often center on risk management, highlighting the extreme losses that can occur. Research at RFF focuses on ways to quantify and reduce uncertainty, as well as detect, mitigate, and transfer the risk associated with disasters and climate change.
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Resources Magazine — Oct 4, 2023
Achieving Justice by Putting Vulnerable Communities on the Map
Screening tools can help prioritize communities that can benefit the most from federal investments. This Q&A with Eric Tate tells more.
Working Paper — Jun 14, 2021
Macro-Financial Transition Risks in the Fight Against Global Warming
Macro-Financial Transition Risks in the Fight Against Global Warming
Media Highlight — Apr 27, 2021
How a Price on Carbon Can Inspire Investment
How a Price on Carbon Can Inspire Investment
Media Highlight — Apr 21, 2021
What's the Cost of Carbon? There's No Consensus
What's the Cost of Carbon? There's No Consensus
Working Paper — Jun 14, 2021
Macro-Financial Transition Risks in the Fight Against Global Warming
Macro-Financial Transition Risks in the Fight Against Global Warming
Testimony and Public Comments — Apr 15, 2021
Testimony to the US Senate Budget Committee on the Cost of Inaction on Climate Change
Testimony to the US Senate Budget Committee on the Cost of Inaction on Climate Change
Report — Apr 13, 2021
Waiting for Clarity: How a Price on Carbon Can Inspire Investment
Waiting for Clarity: How a Price on Carbon Can Inspire Investment
Journal Article — Jul 27, 2020
Expert Forecasting with and without Uncertainty Quantification and Weighting: What Do the Data Say?
Expert Forecasting with and without Uncertainty Quantification and Weighting: What Do the Data Say?
RFF Live — Sep 24, 2020
Climate Insights 2020: Climate Change and the American Voter
Climate Insights 2020: Climate Change and the American Voter
Workshop — Dec 11, 2018
The Confidence Trap and Dysfunctional Dialogues about Climate Change: ETH Zurich
The Confidence Trap and Dysfunctional Dialogues about Climate Change: ETH Zurich
Workshop — Nov 28, 2016
Disasters, Resilience, and the "Cure" for Catastrophe
Disasters, Resilience, and the "Cure" for Catastrophe
Webinar — Dec 17, 2015
Managing Risk: The Case of Wastewater Storage in Shale Gas Development
Managing Risk: The Case of Wastewater Storage in Shale Gas Development
Resources Magazine — Oct 4, 2023
Achieving Justice by Putting Vulnerable Communities on the Map
Screening tools can help prioritize communities that can benefit the most from federal investments. This Q&A with Eric Tate tells more.
Common Resources — Apr 21, 2020
Three Prongs for a Prudent Climate Policy
The world’s single-minded focus on emissions mitigation has not done enough to prevent climate change, and a new strategy is in order, say the writers.
On the Issues — Jan 10, 2020
Australia’s Wildfires, Financial Risks of Climate Change, and More
Connecting this week's environmental and energy news to RFF's economic research.
Resources Radio — Jan 7, 2020
Pricing Climate Risk in the Markets, with Robert Litterman
Robert Litterman discusses his recent research related to carbon pricing and assesses the potentially weighty costs of climate change in financial markets.
Media Highlight — Apr 27, 2021
How a Price on Carbon Can Inspire Investment
How a Price on Carbon Can Inspire Investment
Media Highlight — Apr 21, 2021
What's the Cost of Carbon? There's No Consensus
What's the Cost of Carbon? There's No Consensus
Press Release — Apr 13, 2021
A Durable Carbon Price Could Aid Economic Recovery by Reducing Uncertainty
A Durable Carbon Price Could Aid Economic Recovery by Reducing Uncertainty
Press Release — Jan 7, 2020
New Episode of Resources Radio: "Pricing Climate Risk in the Markets, with Robert Litterman"
Robert Litterman discusses his recent research related to carbon pricing and assesses the potentially weighty costs of climate change in financial markets.