Resources for the Future Podcast

RFF’s Daniel Raimi gives a balanced and accessible view of oil and gas development, drawing on both scholarly literature and his travels to every major oil- and gas-producing region in the United States

RFF Fellow Casey Wichman discusses recent research with Nathan Chan on how warm weather days affect outdoor recreation. The study employed a dataset of 27 million bike-share trips within 16 North American cities.

RFF Senior Fellow Roger Cooke discusses the "confidence trap" and how it distorts the debate about how to respond to the threat of climate change.

RFF Fellow Benjamin Leard brings us up to speed on the current state of self-driving car technology and discusses his recent research into how much of a premium consumers are willing to pay for autonomous vehicles.

In this new podcast, Alan J. Krupnick, RFF senior fellow and co-director of RFF’s Center for Energy and Climate Economics, discusses President Trump’s new executive order on energy independence and what it may mean for economic growth.

In this new podcast, RFF Senior Fellow Allen Blackman sits down to talk about the granting of titles to indigenous communities in Latin American countries to take over the control of their local forests.

In this podcast, RFF Senior Fellow Virginia McConnell discusses the interplay between state and federal policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles.

In this podcast, RFF Fellow Yusuke Kuwayama talks about his research on water scarcity using data collected from satellites.

In this podcast, RFF Fellow Carolyn Kousky discusses how federal government can better target its expenditures to prevent damage from floods.

RFF Fellow Carolyn Kousky discusses how the federal government can better target its expenditures to prevent damages from floods. Ironically, most federal prevention money currently flows to communities in the wake of a flood, well after the damage has been done.

At this First Wednesday Seminar, Tom Lawler of the International Emissions Trading Association highlighted the benefits of emissions trading programs, and Jerry Taylor of the Niskanen Center presented the case for a carbon tax. Both participated in a broader panel discussion on the interplay between carbon pricing and regulatory measures.

Author Ruth DeFries joins RFF and a panel of experts to discuss the advantages and limits of humanity’s innovations as they relate to the use and conservation of natural resources.

RFF researchers and a panel of experts discuss a new RFF model that demonstrates the importance of the economy-wide employment impacts of environmental regulation.

RFF, the Embassy of Sweden, and Mistra Indigo host experts to discuss climate change policies and varying national commitments in preparation for the 2015 United Nations climate change conference in December.

RFF hosts the US release of the China 2050 High Renewable Energy Penetration Scenario and Roadmap Study and an expert panel discussion of China's long-term renewable energy plans.