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Barry Rabe

J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy
Rabe examines the political feasibility and durability of environmental and energy policy, with a particular emphasis on efforts to address climate change in the U.S. and other federal systems. His most recent books examine the politics of carbon pricing and the limitations of unilateral executive branch policy actions. Current research explores the politics of intensive but short-lived greenhouse gases, such as methane and HFCs. Recent policy engagement includes work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Interior, the Department of Commerce, and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
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Rabe talks Trump conflict over electric vehicles

Dec 18, 2024 Politico
Ford School Professor Barry Rabe said when President Trump was inaugurated the conflict over electric vehicles switched from "Biden versus Trump to Trump versus Newsom," Governor of California. However, Rabe said some blue states may be able to use...
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Honoring Michigan Legends

Dec 17, 2024
The Ford School recently celebrated the extraordinary careers of longtime core faculty members who have retired from the University of Michigan in recent years: Paul N. Courant, Alan V. Deardorff, Edie Goldenerg, Barry Rabe, Carl Simon, Susan Waltz,...
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Faculty news, fall 2024

Dec 17, 2024
William G. Axinn is the interim director of the Ford School’s International Policy Center. He recently published “Early-life risk factors for depression among young adults in the United States general population: Attributable risks and gender...
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Rabe: Trump could make fossil fuels more attractive

Nov 20, 2024 Vox
Ford School Professor Barry Rabe discussed how President trump can make his campaign promise to "Drill, baby, drill," a reality. Rabe says the administration "can go to considerable lengths to make expanded production attractive and relatively...
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EV mandate backlash helped Republicans - Rabe

Nov 19, 2024 Inside Climate News
Ford School professor Barry Rabe said not having an EV mandate “was consistently a top five issue in Michigan politics in candidates for federal office and candidates for state office,” said Rabe. He says there was “a very vigorous backlash by...
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Rabe on clean energy boom

Nov 16, 2024 Poltico
Ford School professor emeritus, Barry Rabe talked on climate laws and their impacts on manufacturing in different states. Rabe said “In many cases, these are states that are doing their own versions of industrial policy,” all of which is helping...
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Rabe explains Lee Zeldin as EPA pick under Trump

Nov 13, 2024 Deutsche Welle
Barry Rabe, Ford School professor emeritus, explains the changes possible if Lee Zeldin, a former Republican congressman becomes EPA director in the Trump administration. Rabe says Zeldin was in the past "very critical and hostile" to the EPA and...
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Rabe cautions climate setbacks under Trump administration

Nov 11, 2024
Ford School political economist Barry Rabe shares his outlook on the anticipated climate impacts of the Trump administration with the media, including on the Inflation Reduction Act, COP29 climate conference, and electric vehicle tax credits:“COP29...
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Rabe on Democratic governors resisting Trump administration

Nov 9, 2024 The Hill
Barry Rabe, Ford School professor emeritus, said "states of the party that oppose that president have enormous ability to try to block or push back on directions that the president might want to go, especially if Congress can’t function or pass...
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Rabe on the attention climate change received in 2024 elections

Nov 5, 2024 LawFare / Tech Tank
Ford School professor Barry Rabe talked with  Xavier Freeman-Edwards about if the 2024 election will bring more attention to climate change. "Climate change has always had a challenging climb up the American political agenda" according to...
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Rabe on possible changes to methane regulations under Trump

Nov 4, 2024 The Guardian
Barry Rabe, Ford School professor, after a Trump donor was fined for pollution said, “The Biden-Harris administration has made a major push on methane domestically and globally and I think that this could be decisively reversed in a second Trump...
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Rabe argues a Trump presidency could reverse IRA funds for Michigan

Oct 14, 2024 Bridge Michigan
The Inflation Reduction Act, a climate spending law, granted Michigan billions towards green efforts in the state. Ford School's Barry Rabe has raised concerns regarding statements from presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, and his...
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Rabe notes hurricanes in Florida could impact the Senate race

Oct 1, 2024 E&E News
Speaking with E&E News and Politico, the Ford School's Barry Rabe advised that recent Florida hurricanes will likely impact the state's Senate race in the upcoming November elections. Commenting on Senate candidate Republican Rick Scott, Rabe...
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Rabe shares insights on Harris' fracking ban reversal

Sep 19, 2024 Politico
Environmental and energy policy professor at the Ford School, Barry Rabe has shared with Politico what may be vice-president Harris' motivation for retracting her support of a fracking ban from 2019. “You have to put Harris in the context of who...
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Ford School celebrates University of Michigan legends

Aug 21, 2024
This fall, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy is celebrating the careers of core faculty members: Paul N. Courant, Alan V. Deardorff, Edie Goldenberg, Barry Rabe, Carl Simon, Susan Waltz, and Janet Weiss.At a special event in mid-September,...
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Rabe: New US climate rules raise questions about future of coal

May 2, 2024 The Guardian
Ford School professor Barry Rabe commented on a new EPA rule requiring that coal power plants slash their emissions by 90% within the next decade. “This is a major step that really raises questions about the future of the coal industry in the US,”...
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Faculty news, spring 2024

Apr 24, 2024
Kamissa Camara chaired the Bipartisan Senior Study Group for the Sahel at the U.S. Institute of Peace. The study group’s comprehensive report critically assesses opportunities for peace, security, and economic development in the Sahel.Charlotte...
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Rabe weighs in on rapidly evolving climate issues

Mar 22, 2024
This week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolled out final regulations that will accelerate the transition to more climate-friendly vehicles over the next decade. The EPA also continues to finalize plans for the electricity sector and...
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Ford school faculty available to weigh in on 2024 elections

Jan 28, 2024
The University of Michigan has published an experts guide to the 2024 elections. Ford School faculty are available to offer insights on relevant issues impacting the elections, including the following:  Economics Betsey Stevenson, professor of...
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Rabe comments on COP28 climate deal

Dec 14, 2023
At the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, nearly 200 nations approved a global pact that calls for transitioning away from fossil fuels—a first. The deal also calls for tripling the use of renewable energy, doubling energy efficiency and slashing...
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Faculty Findings, fall 2023

Dec 12, 2023
Transmission impossible? Current research suggests that the U.S. could reach net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 at a relatively low cost by utilizing currently available technologies, such as electric vehicles and zero-carbon...