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News / EPIC News•Jul 14, 2021

New Analysis Highlights Key Infrastructure Needs for a Clean Energy Transition

Priorities should include broad incentives—such as a clean energy standard—to foster cost-effective investments, support for and export of zero-emissions technologies, reforms to ensure long-distance transmission build-out, and providing jobs to...
News / EPIC News•Mar 23, 2021

New Book by Leading Academics Provides Practical Climate and Energy Policy Ideas for the Biden Administration and Congress

Grounded in research, the book presents a series of evidence-based recommendations from University of Chicago scholars designed to inform climate policy in the new administration and Congress.
News / EPIC News•May 18, 2020

A Smart Business Decision: Drilling Even When it’s Unprofitable?

In recent years, shale oil and gas industry observers have noticed a trend: Companies are drilling unprofitable wells simply to keep up contracts with landowners. A new analysis looks at...
Research News / EPIC News•Aug 19, 2019

What’s The Best Carbon Policy? Study Digs In

Report evaluates a range of policies and finds that when uncertainty is high, flexibility is key.
News / EPIC News•Jun 07, 2018

U.S. Oil Production Can Help Blunt the Impact of Oil Price Shocks, But It Has Limits

New research shows that existing wells do not increase production in response to price spikes. New oil requires drilling and well completions, which take money and time.
News / EPIC News•May 10, 2018

Study Provides Market-Based Approach To Fuel Economy

With unpredictable gasoline prices, a standard indexed to prices offers the greatest benefits.
News / EPIC News•Sep 25, 2017

Study Finds Rail’s Flexibility May Undercut Pipeline Investment Over Time

The availability of flexible rail transport for crude oil may prevent shippers from making long-term commitments to pipelines, but environmental or safety policies that increase the cost of rail could...
News / EPIC News•Sep 25, 2017

Study Finds Rail’s Flexibility May Undercut Pipeline Investment Over Time

The availability of flexible rail transport for crude oil may prevent shippers from making long-term commitments to pipelines, but environmental or safety policies that increase the cost of rail could...

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