Climate Change

Climate Change

The accumulation of large amounts of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere is slowly raising the global temperature and disrupting climate patterns, with implications for economic stability worldwide. Research and analysis at RFF supports informed policy design and negotiations to address climate change on national and international levels.

Blog Post
Coordination Challenges and a Policy Option for US and Global Climate Efforts
Mar 3, 2015 | Dallas Burtraw
Air Quality Climate Change Environmental Economics Topics
Blog Post
Resources Magazine: Green Growth for China?
Mar 3, 2015 | Mun Ho
Climate Change Environmental Economics Topics International
Discussion Paper
A Proximate Mirror: Greenhouse Gas Rules and Strategic Behavior under the US Clean Air Act
Mar 2, 2015 | Dallas Burtraw, Karen L. Palmer, Sophie Pan, Anthony Paul | 36 pp.
Current policy design options can provide real opportunities to advance climate goals effectively—if states can learn new strategies and engage in coalition building.

Air Quality Climate Change Environmental Economics Topics
Discussion Paper
A Microsimulation Model of the Distributional Impacts of Climate Policies
Feb 26, 2015 | Hal Gordon, Dallas Burtraw, Roberton C. Williams III | 32 pp.
Climate Change
Past Seminar
Assessing Progress under California’s AB 32 Cap-and-Trade Program: Carbon Pollution Reductions and Economic Growth
Feb 25, 2015 Video

Climate Change Environmental Economics Topics
Past Seminar
What’s Next for Climate Engineering?
Feb 24, 2015 Video

Climate Change Environmental Economics Topics
Past Seminar
Toward a Global Climate Agreement: Comparing Countries’ Levels of Effort
Feb 4, 2015 Video

Climate Change Environmental Economics Topics International
Past Seminar
How Will Climate Change Affect Our Global Food Supply?
Jan 28, 2015 Video

Climate Change
Resources Article
In Pursuit of a Greener Path
Jan 15, 2015 | Phil Sharp | 1 pp.
Climate Change Environmental Economics Topics
Blog Post
EPA's Methane Announcement: Connecting Some Dots
Jan 14, 2015 | Alan J. Krupnick
Air Quality Climate Change Energy and Electricity

This Week in the RFF Library Blog

Oil and Gas Wastewater Storage and Leaks

All or Nothing: Environmentalists Are Still Unhappy About Obama’s Climate Policies

Shipping in the Arctic: Promise, Preparations, and Impacts

How Pricing Carbon Impacts Low-Income Households

Reforming Today’s Conservation and Environmental Policies for Tomorrow’s Scarcity (and Abundance)

Phil Sharp

Lea Harvey

Molly K. Macauley

Terri O'Brien

The Design and Implementation of Policies to Protect Low-Income Households under a Carbon Tax

Ecosystem Services Indicators: Improving the Linkage between Biophysical and Economic Analyses

The Value of Levee Protection to Commercial Properties

Coordination Challenges and a Policy Option for US and Global Climate Efforts

Resources Magazine: Green Growth for China?

A Proximate Mirror: Greenhouse Gas Rules and Strategic Behavior under the US Clean Air Act

A Microsimulation Model of the Distributional Impacts of Climate Policies

Assessing Progress under California’s AB 32 Cap-and-Trade Program: Carbon Pollution Reductions and Economic Growth

What’s Next for Climate Engineering?

Toward a Global Climate Agreement: Comparing Countries’ Levels of Effort

How Will Climate Change Affect Our Global Food Supply?

In Pursuit of a Greener Path

EPA's Methane Announcement: Connecting Some Dots