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Commentary

Dec 17, 2025

Turning Policy into Habit: Where the UK's Vision of a Circular Economy May Be Won or Lost

Recycling a yoghurt pot shouldn't feel harder than throwing it away. Yet, for many in the United Kingdom, doing the 'right thing' still takes more effort than the easy thing. For the government's circular economy reforms to succeed, that balance needs to flip—the system itself must make repair, reuse, and recycling feel routine.
Research

Jul 3, 2024

Ten Years Later: How Water Crises in Flint and Detroit Transformed the Politics of U.S. Water Policy

The 2014 water crises in Flint and Detroit brought renewed attention to the inadequacies of U.S. drinking water policy. Ten years later, we reflect on how the politics of U.S. water policy have shifted, and what remains to be done.
Commentary

May 28, 2024

Proposed Cooling Policy Would Cause Air Conditioning Usage to Rise, Risking Blackouts

Los Angeles County's Board of Supervisors is considering a policy that would establish a temperature threshold for rental units. It's crucial that policymakers assess the impact of the policy on the electrical grid and whether it will actually help the people it intends to help.
Research

Feb 16, 2024

On the Great Lakes Horizon: Scenarios, Opportunities, Threats, and Responsive Governance

The Water Quality Board of the International Joint Commission analyzed environmental, economic, social, political, and technological trends to identify four scenarios that describe trajectories for the Great Lakes region over the next 30 years.
Commentary

Nov 30, 2023

One More Chance for COP Reform

The 28th U.N.-sponsored Conference of the Parties (COP) on climate change looks set to be a replay of earlier COPs. The consistent shortfall in achieving climate goals has meant that the parties to COP discuss the same items year after year. Perhaps it is time for COP to take a new look at its own decisionmaking process?
Commentary

Nov 15, 2023

Budget Models Are Underselling the Benefits of Solving Climate Problems

When Congress considers a new law or spending package, analysts calculate its likely impact on the federal budget. When it comes to climate change legislation, those numbers don't capture the whole picture. Potential savings and other benefits get significantly underestimated.
Commentary

Nov 13, 2023

An Affordable Energy Transition Will Require Supportive and Sensible Regulation

The transition to decarbonize the grid and to electrify end uses to reduce emissions will be challenging, and customer bills may increase in the short term. Regulators can help to keep utilities financially healthy and make a smoother energy transition possible.
Research

Sep 27, 2023

The Budgetary Effects of Climate Change and Their Potential Influence on Legislation: Recommendations for a Model of the Federal Budget

The authors examine the ways that climate change and climate change mitigation policy affect the federal budget, recommend ways to improve the modeling of such effects, and provide an overview of a budget model that can be used to score legislation.
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Apr 19, 2023

What Does Environmental Justice Look Like? Two Case Studies

The RAND Corporation has partnered with community organizations and activists in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and San Diego, California to show how community engagement can contribute to environmental justice for residents affected by neighborhood disinvestment.
Project

Apr 19, 2023

Gender-responsive evaluation for an environmental and sustainable future for all (GREENA)

RAND Europe, in collaboration with PPMI, works to advance gender-responsive policymaking processes in the EU to achieve just and sustainable development for all.
Commentary

Dec 15, 2022

California's Ambitious Decarbonization Plan Hasn't Been Future-Proofed

California has an ambitious blueprint to make the state carbon-neutral by 2045. But there's been no integrated stress test of the whole plan. The state needs and deserves a future-proofed, stress-tested plan that all Californians can trust to achieve its climate goals.
Press

Oct 27, 2022

Disadvantaged Groups Could Fall Further Behind in the Emerging Green Economy

A new report from RAND Europe shows that disadvantaged groups risk being left behind in the growing movement across Europe to increase job opportunities that benefit the environment—or “green the economy”—unless local leaders take concerted action to make sure such job opportunities are more inclusive.

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