Publications
While our publications are all listed here, they are easier to browse on our research page.
Research in brief: Clean energy price trajectories
This post summarizes research that Rethink conducted in 2022 on the trajectory of the prices of clean energy over the next 25-100 years. The researchers also looked into whether resource or scientific constraints may inhibit clean energy innovation and scaling.
Research in brief: Carbon capture landscape and challenges
This post summarizes research that Rethink conducted in 2022 on the neglectedness of carbon capture technologies over a five- to ten-year horizon, as well as bottlenecks associated with the field and tractable interventions to overcome them.
Exposure to Lead Paint in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
This report is a “shallow” investigation commissioned by GiveWell. The primary focus of the report is to provide an overview of what is currently known about the exposure to lead paints in low- and middle-income countries.
Livelihood interventions: overview, evaluation, and cost-effectiveness
Researcher Ruby Dickson and Senior Environmental Economist Greer Gosnell investigated various interventions that may help very poor people to increase their income and earning potential in the short and medium term. Their goal in this report is to provide a foundational overview of the potential for particular income-improving livelihood interventions with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
The REDD+ framework for reducing deforestation and mitigating climate change: overview, evaluation, and cost-effectiveness
The first of a two-part series on anti-deforestation initiatives, this report examines the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of the REDD+ framework for reducing forest loss and degradation and for abating CO2 emissions that contribute to climate change.