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| RFF INDEX | RFF Book Wins ‘Enduring Quality’ Award | A 1974 book published by RFF Press – Karl-Göran Mäler’s Environmental Economics: A Theoretical Inquiry – is the recipient of the 2008 Publication of Enduring Quality Award by the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. The citation noted that the book “helped lay the foundation for the next three decades of theoretical and applied work in environmental economics,” and is considered a “classic reference and required reading.” Mäler currently is professor of economics at the Stockholm School of Economics and director of the Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics. | ScienceWatch Cites Boyd Article as "Hot Paper" | RFF Senior Fellow Jim Boyd describes the significance of his recent publication advocating improved ways to measure the benefits and changes within natural ecosystems. The paper, “What are ecosystem services? The need for standardized environmental accounting units” by Boyd and Spencer Banzhaf, is included in the “Hot Papers” series compiled by ScienceWatch.com, a division of Thomson Reuters Essential Science Indicators. Hot Papers are selected by virtue of being cited among the top one-tenth of one percent in a current bimonthly period. Papers are drawn from 22 scientific fields and must be published within the last two years. The article appeared in the journal Ecological Economics. | RFF Among Top-Ranked Think Tanks | In an international survey encompassing nearly 170 nations, Resources for the Future ranks 24th among U.S. think tanks in a field of more than 5,500 institutions worldwide. The project, described in the January-February 2009 issue of Foreign Policy magazine, was conducted by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies program at the University of Pennsylvania. James McGann, director of the program, said the the Think Tank Index is the first comprehensive ranking of the world’s top think tanks, based on a worldwide survey of hundreds of scholars and experts. | Obama and Carbon Pricing | The Obama Administration should endeavor to set a price on carbon emissions as a high priority, asserts RFF Senior Fellow Richard Morgenstern in a December 17 commentary in The Hill newspaper. That would not only send an early signal to the global community about U.S. climate intentions, he says, but will also set in place a needed revenue stream for future climate initiatives in advance of the economic recovery. A related article appeared in the December 22 edition of Energy Daily. |
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FEATURES | The Impact of Pricing Carbon on U.S. Industry | In a broad survey of American industries, researchers at RFF have estimated the impacts on costs and jobs of a climate policy that imposes a price on carbon emissions. While they find the effect on most industries is modest, several energy-intensive industries suffer larger short-term costs that lessen over time. | Treasury Secretary Paulson on Climate Policy | In remarks at an RFF Policy Leadership Forum January 12, Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr., endorsed market mechanisms to deal with global climate change and suggested that the U.S. would benefit from a regulatory arrangement that uses price signals to limit carbon dioxide emissions. Video, audio and transcript available. | New Roles for Earth Science in Climate Policy | In a new issue brief, RFF Senior Fellow Molly Macauley outlines the important role observations taken from space may have in designing global climate policy. | Markets for Forest Carbon: New Research Announced | A project to support the integration of forestry policy into emerging global greenhouse gas emissions markets has been launched by RFF. The work holds promise for future international climate agreements efforts to maximize sustainable development around the world.
| 2009-2010 RFF Academic Fellowships | RFF is currently accepting applications for the Gilbert White Postdoctoral Fellowship, Joseph Fisher Dissertation Fellowships, Walter Spofford Internship, and John V. Krutilla Research Stipend. Materials must be submitted by February 27, 2009. |
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