RFF President Richard Newell Receives Adelman-Frankel Award
| WASHINGTON, DC—Resources for the Future (RFF) President Richard G. Newell today was named the 2018 recipient of the Adelman-Frankel Award by the United States Association for Energy Economics (USAEE).According to the USAEE, the honor “is the highest award that USAEE can bestow and is made annually to a single individual or organization for unique and innovative contributions to the field of economics—including those made as part of a body of work.”
In his remarks at the awards presentation, Dr. Newell said, “The Association plays an important role in connecting energy professionals across all sectors and levels, and I feel privileged to be recognized from among so many of my esteemed peers.” He also discussed what he called the “key issue facing the field of energy economics: …meeting growing energy demand while protecting the climate.” Dr. Newell called upon energy economists to “communicate what we learn to decisionmakers and listen to them to understand their needs. This is what we do every day at Resources for the Future.” The award was presented today at the 36th USAEE/IAEE North American Conference, being held in Washington, DC. Dr. Newell is the 22nd recipient to be so honored since the award’s inception in 1995. Other winners are listed here. Dr. Newell has been president of RFF since September, 2016. He came to RFF from Duke University, where he was a professor of energy and environmental economics. From 2009–2011, he served by presidential appointment as administrator of the US Energy Information Administration. He also was Senior Economist for Energy and Environment on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, 2005–2006. |
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