October 7, 2021

Taxing New Plastic is the Cheapest Way to Address its Environmental Impact

In an Op-Ed on The Hill, Professor Christopher Knittel discusses the plastic pollution problem and how a tax on new […]

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September 29, 2021

NBER Appoints New Co-directors of the EEE Program

Meredith Fowlie and Christopher Knittel have been appointed as co-directors of the National Bureau of Economic Research’s Environment and Energy […]

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September 24, 2021

How the Gulf Coast Can Lead the Energy Transition

On Thursday, September 23 at 4PM EDT, the Roosevelt Project held a webinar to release preliminary findings from the Gulf […]

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September 10, 2021

Policies for Electrifying the Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet in the United States

The decarbonization of the light-duty vehicle (LDV) fleet in the United States is an important policy priority for the coming […]

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September 8, 2021

Intermittent versus Dispatchable Power Sources: An Integrated Competitive Assessment

The costs of replacing dispatchable power sources based on fossil fuels with intermittent renewable power sources remain controversial. The life-cycle […]

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September 1, 2021

How to Reach 50 percent Zero-emission Vehicles

The transition to EVs is within grasp, if it is supported by the right mix of policies. Prof. Knittel and two co-authors propose policies that Congress can adopt to meet this 50% goal by 2030.

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