Resources for the Future Podcast
Government
RFF hosts a weekly podcast called Resources Radio. Check it out at https://soundcloud.com/resourcesradio
Location:
United States
Description:
RFF hosts a weekly podcast called Resources Radio. Check it out at https://soundcloud.com/resourcesradio
Language:
English
Episodes
The Facts on Fracking
2/7/2018
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
Duration:00:24:28
Could Outdoor Recreation Benefit from Climate Change?
1/31/2018
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.
Duration:00:13:24
Climate Change and the "Confidence Trap"
10/14/2017
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.
Duration:00:17:03
Trump’s Executive Order on Energy Independence: A Podcast with RFF’s Alan Krupnick
4/21/2017
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.
Duration:00:23:24
Indigenous Peoples’ Role in Protecting Forests: RFF Fellow Allen Blackman on Land Titling in Latin America
4/3/2017
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.
Duration:00:09:38
What Can States Do to Reduce GHG Emissions from the Transportation Sector? A Podcast with Virginia McConnell
3/20/2017
In this podcast, RFF Senior Fellow Virginia McConnell discusses the interplay between state and federal policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles.
Duration:00:19:19
Learning About Earth from Space: New RFF Podcast on the Value of Data from Satellites
3/13/2017
In this podcast, RFF Fellow Yusuke Kuwayama talks about his research on water scarcity using data collected from satellites.
Duration:00:10:10
An Ounce of Prevention: New RFF Podcast on Federal Flood Expenditures
2/16/2017
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.
Duration:00:11:17
How Do Environmental Policies Affect Jobs?
5/6/2015
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.
Duration:01:15:47
Looking Ahead toward Paris
4/22/2015
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.
Duration:01:54:25
Report Release: China 2050 Renewable Energy Roadmap
4/20/2015
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.
Duration:01:10:24
Reforming Offshore Energy Leasing in the US Arctic
4/2/2015
RFF and the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment co-host a panel of experts to examine current and future strategies for offshore oil and gas leasing reform in the US Arctic.
Duration:01:18:08
Assessing Progress under California’s AB 32 Cap-and-Trade Program
3/31/2015
RFF researchers host a panel of experts to discuss California’s landmark AB 32 cap-and-trade program as well as the current and future direction of the state’s climate policy.
Duration:01:16:07
What’s Next for Climate Engineering?
2/25/2015
RFF and the Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment co-host a panel of experts to discuss two new climate engineering reports and their political and economic implications.
Duration:01:24:59
Global Climate Agreement and Countries' Levels of Effort
2/5/2015
Experts from RFF and the US State Department discuss a new method for analyzing global emissions reduction plans in preparation for the UN climate agreement conference in December.
Duration:01:13:43
How Will Climate Change Affect Our Global Food Supply?
1/29/2015
RFF researchers host a panel of experts to discuss the potential effects of climate change on the global food supply and what the US and other countries are doing to address the challenge.
Duration:01:18:34
RFF and AAAS Present a Conversation with Nobel Laureate Mario Molina
11/13/2014
Nobel Laureate Mario Molina talks with RFF’s Phil Sharp and AAAS’s Alan Leshner about how the nation should prepare for the risks posed by a changing climate.
Duration:00:59:17
Making Nature Useless?
10/15/2014
Conservation experts explore the innovations that allow humankind to produce more from natural resources while consuming less and the implications of “decoupling” conservation from consumption.
Duration:01:17:33
Assessing State Goals and Challenges under EPA’s Clean Power Plan
10/15/2014
Research experts and state regulators explore challenges to implementing EPA’s carbon emissions rule and how these challenges might differ by region.
Duration:01:45:51
A Conversation with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy
9/26/2014
RFF President Phil Sharp and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy discuss the economics of critical environmental issues facing the nation.
Duration:00:55:27