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The Stakes for Energy Costs in Budget Reconciliation
We estimate how much energy costs could rise for households and industry if Congress chooses to roll back and repeal key pollution regulations and energy tax credits.
Anna van Brummen
Research Analyst
Anna van Brummen is a Research Analyst with Rhodium Group’s Energy & Climate practice, focusing on US energy markets and policy.
Energy & ClimateAnna assesses the impacts of energy policy using a national energy modeling framework. Prior to joining Rhodium, Anna worked with a California environmental consulting company to bring air quality data and other environmental quality assessments to local communities. Anna holds a MSc in Geophysics from ETH Zurich and a Bachelor’s degree in Geoscience from Princeton University. Her master’s work focused on optimization modeling of geothermal energy in combination with other renewables to meet microgrid demand.
Research by Anna van Brummen
Journal article
Impacts of EPA’s Finalized Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Standards | Science
In an article published in Science, Rhodium Group and 11 other organizations provide a multi-model comparison of the greenhouse gas emissions impacts of the EPA’s May 2024 standards for regulating greenhouse gases from power plants.
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Trump 2.0: What’s in Store for US Energy and Climate?
Rolling back executive action on climate could raise average household energy costs, increase dependence on oil and gas imports, drive up GHG emissions, and put substantial levels of private investment at risk.
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Taking Stock 2024: US Energy and Emissions Outlook
In our annually updated outlook for US greenhouse gas emissions under current federal and state policy, we find that the US is on track to reduce emissions 38-56% below 2005 levels by 2035, absent any additional new action.