Industry and Fuels RFF researchers are exploring technological and policy solutions that can help decarbonize the industrial sector, from performance standards and public procurement policy to incentives and funding for innovation—alongside the technical, equity, financing, and economic issues associated with a transition away from fossil fuels. Highlights A Hydrogen Future? Exploring Pathways to Decarbonization Hydrogen fuels can be deployed in the effort to decarbonize industry—so long as we remove existing barriers to their deployment. Green Stimulus for Oil and Gas Workers: Considering a Major Federal Effort to Plug Orphaned and Abandoned Wells Establishing a federal program to plug orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells could both boost US employment and reduce pollution. Clean Energy Standard for Industry: Scoping Analysis Substantial emissions reductions are possible in the near term for major industrial sectors—one route is by establishing clean energy standards for industry under the Clean Air Act. Decarbonizing the Industrial Sector: The Potential for Ambitious EU Member States to Use Flexible Performance Standards to Strengthen Carbon Price Signals Ambitious member states in the European Union can use flexible performance standards to help decarbonize the industrial sector. Topics Carbon Capture and Storage Natural Gas Oil Featured Content HIGHLIGHTS PUBLICATIONS EVENTS NEWS RESOURCES MAGAZINE MEDIA HIGHLIGHT — NOV 26, 2021 Oil and Gas Companies Should Pay More to Drill on Public Lands and Waters, Interior Department Says MEDIA HIGHLIGHT — NOV 25, 2021 Will An Extra 50 Million Barrels of Crude Lower US Gasoline Prices? MEDIA HIGHLIGHT — NOV 15, 2021 Rising Natural-Gas Prices Pose Hurdle for Methane Tax PRESS RELEASE — NOV 10, 2021 What Would Expanding the EU’s Emissions Trading System Mean for Consumers and Climate Goals? People Jay Bartlett Dallas Burtraw Alan Krupnick Richard D. Morgenstern Brian C. Prest Daniel Raimi All People Subscribe Receive Updates on Industry and Fuels 1616 P ST NW, SUITE 600 WASHINGTON DC, 20036 202.328.5000 Topics All Topics Electric Power Climate Risks and Impacts Adaptation and Resilience Industry and Fuels Land Use, Forestry, and Agriculture Comprehensive Climate Strategies Transportation Events All Events Conferences Policy Leadership Series RFF Live Webinars Workshops Publications All Publications Books Data Tools Explainers Issue Briefs Journal Articles Reports Testimony and Public Comments Working Papers About About Us People Donate Our Supporters Ways of Giving Careers Subscribe Newsroom Contact Resources Magazine Resources Magazine Resources Radio Common Resources Subscribe Search © 2021 RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE PRIVACY POLICY SITE BY TORCHBOX