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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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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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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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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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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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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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