Energy and Electricity

The beginning of the twenty-first century has seen rapid changes in the domestic and international energy landscape. In order to accommodate current and future challenges, experts at RFF are analyzing policy options that balance growing electricity demands with the need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.

Discussion Paper
Household Energy Conservation in Kenya
Mar 31, 2015 | John Mutua, Peter Kimuyu | 26 pp.
Energy and Electricity International
Discussion Paper
Putting a Carbon Charge on Federal Coal: Legal and Economic Issues
Mar 30, 2015 | Alan J. Krupnick, Joel Darmstadter, Nathan Richardson, Katrina McLaughlin | 62 pp.
Climate Change Energy and Electricity Environmental Economics Topics
Blog Post
BLM's New Fracking Rules
Mar 20, 2015 | Alan J. Krupnick
Energy and Electricity
Blog Post
Energy Benchmarking and Disclosure Policies: Cities Take the Lead on Energy Efficiency in Buildings
Mar 20, 2015 | Margaret A. Walls
Energy and Electricity Environmental Economics Topics
Blog Post
Investment Risks Raise Costs and Shift Regional Efforts to Mitigate Emissions
Mar 19, 2015 | Brian Flannery
Climate Change Energy and Electricity International Environmental Economics Topics
Discussion Paper
Can Benchmarking and Disclosure Laws Provide Incentives for Energy Efficiency Improvements in Buildings?
Mar 13, 2015 | Karen L. Palmer, Margaret A. Walls | 29 pp.
These new laws may be an important step in closing the energy efficiency gap in the commercial and multifamily building sectors, but careful evaluation of the programs is essential.

Climate Change Energy and Electricity
Discussion Paper
Energy Benchmarking and Disclosure: Summary of a Workshop on City Experiences, Market Impacts, and Program Evaluation
Mar 10, 2015 | Lucy O'Keeffe, Karen L. Palmer, Margaret A. Walls, Kristin Hayes | 17 pp.
Participants in a December 2014 RFF workshop examine how energy benchmarking and disclosure programs should be evaluated, especially for their ability to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.

Energy and Electricity Environmental Economics Topics
Blog Post
Congestion Pricing in Beijing: Who Bears the Burden?
Mar 4, 2015 | Zhongmin Wang
Energy and Electricity Transportation
Blog Post
Colorado’s Oil and Gas Task Force: Is the glass half full, half empty, or something else?
Mar 4, 2015 | Alan J. Krupnick
Energy and Electricity Land Use
Blog Post
Examining the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and the Making of a Consumer Boycott
Feb 26, 2015 | Zhongmin Wang
Energy and Electricity Risk and Uncertainty

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

Energy and Electricity

Household Energy Conservation in Kenya

Putting a Carbon Charge on Federal Coal: Legal and Economic Issues

BLM's New Fracking Rules

Energy Benchmarking and Disclosure Policies: Cities Take the Lead on Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Investment Risks Raise Costs and Shift Regional Efforts to Mitigate Emissions

Can Benchmarking and Disclosure Laws Provide Incentives for Energy Efficiency Improvements in Buildings?

Energy Benchmarking and Disclosure: Summary of a Workshop on City Experiences, Market Impacts, and Program Evaluation

Congestion Pricing in Beijing: Who Bears the Burden?

Colorado’s Oil and Gas Task Force: Is the glass half full, half empty, or something else?

Examining the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and the Making of a Consumer Boycott