National Geographic: "Six Environmental Wins That Gave Us Hope in 2022"

In a year-in-review story, RFF President and CEO Richard Newell is quoted in a segment about the significance of the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Nov. 29, 2022

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Media Highlight

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National Geographic

Signed into law in August, the IRA invested $369 billion in clean energy projects and incentives for energy-efficient technology such as electric vehicles.

“This is the most consequential piece of U.S. legislation for the climate ever,” Richard Newell, chief executive of Resources for the Future, a nonprofit energy research organization, told National Geographic writer Craig Welch at the time.

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Richard G. Newell

President and CEO, Resources for the Future

Dr. Richard G. Newell is the President and CEO of Resources for the Future. From 2009 to 2011, he served as the administrator of the US Energy Information Administration, the agency responsible for official US government energy statistics and analysis.

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