Resources for the Future Podcast

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.”

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.

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."

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.

When are innovation and ingenuity likely to help solve ecological problems? On May 6, Resources for the Future and the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) convened an expert panel to address this question and more during the joint seminar "Responding to Ecological Loss: The Promise and Limits of Ingenuity."