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Infrastructure Modeling for Climate Policy
RFF is part of a group of U.S. and German academic institutions sponsoring a conference on Applied Infrastructure Modeling and
Policy Analysis this November 14, 2008. The theme is
Sustainability lnfrastructure: Modeling and Policy Issues in a Low-Carbon World
. A program is available
here
and you can register for the conference
here
.
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Vajjhala on Carbon Sequestration in
National Journal
In an October 25, 2008, article in
National Journal
entitled "Big Oil Likes Clean Coal," RFF Fellow Shalini Vajjhala
discusses the tradeoffs between more oil and gas drilling and carbon sequestration. "In an ideal world, you’d be able to analyze the whole cycle and whether the process of reducing emissions generates emissions. There isn’t a lot of clarity on that."
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A Regulatory Conundrum
RFF President Phil Sharp will appear in the November-December issue of
The Environmental Forum
, a publication of the
Environmental Law Institute. He was invited to respond to a paper entitled "Landmarks and Land Mines: What the Past Tells Us about Crafting a Workable Climate Regime," by Bradley Campbell, former EPA regional administrator and former commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, which questioned if U.S. statutory and administrative infrastructure was up to the task of managing greenhouse gas abatement.
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FEATURES
Energy Policy Challenges: Is the Past Prologue?
A distinguished group of academics and policymakers participated in an RFF symposium on the policy lessons from the energy crisis of the 1970s. Video and slides available.
What’s the Best Way to Promote Green Power?
There are many ways to expand renewable energy, but broad-based policies like emissions prices are still the most cost-effective, say RFF Senior Fellow Carolyn Fischer and RFF University Fellow Richard Newell.
Towards a New National Energy Policy
RFF begins a three-year project to analyze and assess U.S. energy options and provide tools for decision makers to use in formulating future policy choices.
Economics and Conservation in the Tropics
Economists and ecologists evaluate the role of economic analysis as a conservation tool in developing countries. Workshop papers available.
RFF Hosts Consultative Forum on AMFm
Malaria experts from around the globe gathered to discuss the merits of the Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria—AMFm, an innovative financing platform for malaria drugs.
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RESEARCHER SPOTLIGHT
Harrison Fell
Fell describes “created” markets to address the issue of property rights for natural resources, with a focus on the quotas set for the fishing industry.
Watch this video
Forests in a U.S. Climate Program: Promising, but the Key is Implementation
Kenneth R. Richards
November 3, 2008
RFF PUBLICATIONS
Determining the Extent of Market and Extent of Resource for Stated Preference Survey Design Using Mapping Methods
A History of the Outdoor Recreation Review Commissions
RFF EVENTS
Organizing Federal Government to Address Climate Change
First Wednesday Seminar
December 3, 2008
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