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We believe that sharing our expertise and collaborations in clean energy policy is how real, effective change happens.
From reports and policy briefs, to webinars and podcasts—RAP advisors have built an extensive collection of resources providing in-depth analysis and practical solutions to today’s energy challenges.
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This paper is a summary of market-based mechanisms to achieve energy policy goals in China and elsewhere. These goals include targets for energy consumption, energy efficiency or carbon emissions. The authors draw on international experience – including from Europe, the… View Summary +
This 120-page guide offers a broad look at utility regulation in the US. Its intended audience includes anyone involved in the regulatory process, from regulators to industry to advocates and consumers. The chapters briefly touch on most topics that affect… View Summary +
This paper examines how sound analytical techniques can inform the design of emissions reduction policies, and the lessons learned from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) in the northeast United States. View Summary +
This brief survey focuses on the subset of state and federal fiscal and regulatory policies that have played the largest role in the recent development of renewable energy in the United States. View Summary +
RAP and the ECF released this Energy Savings 2020 study, which finds that the EU will need to triple its efforts to meet its 20 percent energy savings target in the next decade. The study, written by Ecofys and Fraunhofer… View Summary +
Clean First is not a single policy, but rather a comprehensive suite of policies that flows from the overarching principle of aligning national power sector policies and practices with national climate and environmental policies. View Summary +
As European institutions and member states consider the pathways to greater energy efficiency, it is important to know there is a wide body of international experience, both within and outside of Europe, to draw upon. View Summary +
This summary draws from a study by Ecofys and Fraunhofer ISI, which cites massive potential and urgency for improving energy efficiency in Europe but notes that the EU must triple its efforts to meet its 20% energy saving target by… View Summary +
This paper explores the use of natural gas-fired electric generation in meeting China’s energy and environmental goals, especially its role in integrating renewable energy into the system. View Summary +
This presentation is about the role that increased natural gas-fired generation can play in integrating large amounts of wind generation, including relevant international experience. View Summary +