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Propose a note

If you have an analysis that belongs here, send a short proposal. Three rules, so that we can read and route it quickly:

The rules

Under 500 words. State the claim, the evidence and the limits, nothing else.
No greeting, no sign-off. The first line of the email is your working title.
The subject starts with TN-PROPOSAL: followed by your working title, so that we know what the email is for.

The template

To: research@therationalproject.com
Subject: TN-PROPOSAL: <your working title>

Working title:
Domain (energy, carbon pricing, policy, ...):
Claim (one sentence):
Why it matters (two or three sentences):
Method and data (with links to sources):
Limits (what this does not show):
About you (role, affiliation):

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