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COP26: Latest Resources and Analysis
Find out about events, podcast episodes, and timely research related to the 26th Conference of the Parties.
Border Carbon Adjustments 101
Read our new explainer on border carbon adjustments, an environmental trade policy that could make ambitious climate pledges more feasible.
Topics

Electric Power
Conducting research to inform the ongoing transformation and decarbonization of the electricity sector.

Transportation
Understanding the costs, benefits, and consequences of transportation policies.

Industry and Fuels
Solutions to decarbonize industry and transition away from fossil fuels.

Land Use, Forestry, and Agriculture
Examining the way natural, agricultural, and urban land is used and managed.

Comprehensive Climate Strategies
Generating ideas to drive emissions reductions efficiently and equitably.

Climate Risks and Impacts
Analyzing risk and measuring impacts to inform critical climate decisions.

Adaptation and Resilience
Building resilience and adapting to a changing world.

Federal Climate Policy
Using the best-available data to inform US federal action to address climate change.

International Climate Policy
Providing global analysis and policy solutions needed to achieve ambitious climate targets.

Carbon Pricing
Examining the design and implications of carbon pricing policies for the economy and the environment

Equity in the Energy Transition
Exploring solutions to the challenges raised by a transition away from fossil fuels.

Climate Finance and Financial Risk
Improving the measurement and modeling of climate risks to financial markets.

Environmental Justice
Informing decisionmaking that takes environmental and social justice into account.

Earth Observations for Policy
Remote-sensing data can inform policy and other decisionmaking.

Social Cost of Carbon
Improving the science behind estimating the social cost of carbon and other greenhouse gases.

Natural Resources
Examining how humans interact with natural resources, from species to water.
Events

Carbon Border Measures and Policies to Combat Leakage
A recent RFF Live explored recent border measure proposals in the European Union and United States.

Event Video: Carbon Border Measures and Ambitious Climate Policies
Watch our event examining whether net-zero policies cause emissions leakage—and how effectively border measures can mitigate it.
Impact
Resources Magazine

Resources Magazine, Issue 208: Working Toward a New Social Cost of Carbon
Explore articles from the latest issue of our magazine, or download the full edition.

Resources Radio, Episode 154: COP26 Progress to Date, with Suzi Kerr
Suzi Kerr, chief economist at Environmental Defense Fund, reflects on the issues that dominated discussions during the first week of COP26.