Resources for the Future Podcast

A panel of experts explores how lessons learned from the ecological restoration of the Gulf of Mexico may apply to oil and gas development in the Arctic and off the Atlantic Coast.

RFF Visiting Fellow Mun Ho recently sat down with to discuss China’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions.

A distinguished panel discusses new research on the benefits and costs of shale gas development as experienced by local communities at this RFF seminar.

2003 Nobel Laureate in Economics Robert Engle says that a long-term climate policy like a carbon tax could provide an immediate boost to the stock market.

At this March 11 seminar, RFF University Fellow Jon Krosnick presented additional results from a joint poll conducted by RFF, Stanford University, and USA Today on Americans' attitudes on climate change, clean energy, power plant emissions, and more.

At this RFF First Wednesday Seminar, co-sponsored by Resources for the Future (RFF) and the Society of American Foresters (SAF), an expert panel delved into some of the questions that surround carbon accounting and forest management.

RFF Darius Gaskins Senior Fellow Dallas Burtraw sat down with to discuss how to allocate the potentially very large revenues that a cap-and-trade or carbon tax program would generate.

Panelists at RFF’s December First Wednesday Seminar looked at the challenges facing the US Endangered Species Act (ESA) and suggested paths for improving the effectiveness of ESA implementation going forward.

This First Wednesday Seminar share key findings from a new paper, “Cheaper Fuels for the Light-Duty Fleet: Opportunities and Barriers, examines the potential economic, environmental, and national security gains from replacing a portion of the gasoline used in the domestic light-duty fleet with various natural gas-based fuels.

Two significant agency reports were released in the past year evaluating US water supplies moving forward and the potential of both growth patterns and climatic changes to increase the risk of water shortages. Panelists at this event discuss these findings and explore the potential for economic mechanisms (water pricing, trading, and ecosystem service valuation, for example) to help reduce future gaps between supply and demand.

In an interview for the Resources 2013 digital issue, RFF Associate Research Director Juha Siikamäki discusses preserving ‪blue carbon‬ coastal areas “via a REDD-like framework.”

on June 27, researchers from RFF's Center for Energy Economics and Policy presented findings from a multi-faceted initiative, "Managing the Risks of Shale Gas Development."

At a recent seminar, RFF researchers presented results from a new model designed to analyze the economic, distributional, and environmental impacts of a federal ‎carbon tax for current and future generations across the country.

Recently, new initiatives for science-based uncertainty quantification have been launched, revealing mounting concern for ice sheet instability. Panelists at RFF's June First Wednesday Seminar characterized the state of the science, methods for quantifying uncertainty, and the potential consequences of abrupt sea level rise.

On May 22, RFF hosted an RFF Policy Leadership Forum featuring Yves-François Blanchet, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks for Quebec, who discussed linking the carbon market in Quebec with that of California.