Jordan Wingenroth
Research Associate
Jordan Wingenroth is a research associate at RFF with a focus on the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC). Jordan leads the current effort to add SCC estimates pertaining to biodiversity loss to the RFF-Berkeley Greenhouse Gas Impact Value Estimator (GIVE) model, having formerly contributed to the development of GIVE as was published in Nature in 2022. Prior to joining RFF, Jordan studied ecology in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley.
Education
- MS in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management; University of California, Berkeley; 2019
- BS in Environmental Science, Northeastern University, 2016
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Report — Mar 13, 2024
Operational versus Capital Expenditure Risk in a Clean Energy Transition
This report analyzes the differences between risk profiles posed by fossil assets and "green" alternative assets.
Media Highlight — Oct 17, 2023
Axios: “Number of the Day: $6.8 Trillion per Year”
A segment in Axios’ Generate newsletter highlights a new issue brief about the economic benefits of meeting the Paris Agreement’s emissions-reduction goals.
Media Highlight — Oct 16, 2023
Carbon Pulse: “Meeting Paris Agreement Goals Can Yield over $600 Trillion in Economic Benefits, Report Says”
This article details the findings of a new RFF issue brief that details the avoided climate damages associated with meeting Paris Agreement goals.
Issue Brief — Oct 16, 2023
The Economic Benefits of Achieving the Paris Agreement Goals
In this issue brief, RFF researchers estimate the global economic benefits of limiting temperature rise to the Paris Agreement targets of 1.5°C and “well below” 2°C above preindustrial levels.
Report — Mar 13, 2024
Operational versus Capital Expenditure Risk in a Clean Energy Transition
This report analyzes the differences between risk profiles posed by fossil assets and "green" alternative assets.
Issue Brief — Oct 16, 2023
The Economic Benefits of Achieving the Paris Agreement Goals
In this issue brief, RFF researchers estimate the global economic benefits of limiting temperature rise to the Paris Agreement targets of 1.5°C and “well below” 2°C above preindustrial levels.
Issue Brief — Mar 30, 2023
Will Nations Meet the Paris Agreement’s Emissions and Temperature Goals?
An issue brief calculating the probability of the world meeting the Paris Climate Agreement's emissions reduction and temperature targets.
Journal Article — Sep 1, 2022
Comprehensive Evidence Implies a Higher Social Cost of CO₂
A multi-year study of the social cost of carbon, a critical input for climate policy analysis, finds that every additional ton of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere costs society $185—far higher than the current federal estimate of $51 per ton.
Common Resources — Oct 16, 2023
Achieving the Paris Agreement Temperature Targets Would Yield Major Global Economic Benefits
New modeling from Resources for the Future shows that accelerating cuts to greenhouse gas emissions in the near future will produce major economic benefits and other long-term positive outcomes.
Resources Magazine — Sep 1, 2022
The Social Cost of Carbon: Reaching a New Estimate
RFF scholars lay out their new (higher) calculation of the social cost of carbon—an estimate of the economic damages that result from an incremental ton of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere—which can help evaluate US policy actions.
Resources Magazine — Oct 21, 2021
Working Toward a New Social Cost of Carbon
The social cost of carbon (SCC) can have a major impact on the US government's climate regulations, but estimating its value can get complicated. RFF researchers aim to make the best possible estimate using cutting-edge empirical and scientific data.
Media Highlight — Oct 17, 2023
Axios: “Number of the Day: $6.8 Trillion per Year”
A segment in Axios’ Generate newsletter highlights a new issue brief about the economic benefits of meeting the Paris Agreement’s emissions-reduction goals.
Media Highlight — Oct 16, 2023
Carbon Pulse: “Meeting Paris Agreement Goals Can Yield over $600 Trillion in Economic Benefits, Report Says”
This article details the findings of a new RFF issue brief that details the avoided climate damages associated with meeting Paris Agreement goals.
Press Release — Oct 16, 2023
Achieving Paris Agreement Goals Could Create $605 Trillion in Net Global Benefits
New modeling examines the benefits of upholding global Paris Agreement commitments—and finds that limiting global average temperature rise results in trillions of dollars of present-value benefits over the next few centuries.
Press Release — Apr 7, 2022
As Energy Prices and Carbon Emissions Rebound, Uncertainty Pervades the Global Energy Future
Resources for the Future’s Global Energy Outlook 2022 shows our world at a crossroads – with volatile energy prices amid global tumult, 19 scenarios provide divergent potential futures for the energy mix and climate change.