Seth Villanueva is a research analyst at Resources for the Future. His current work focuses on energy projection analysis for RFF’s annual Global Energy Outlook report as well as research on the regional and distributional effects of clean energy and climate policy. Villanueva graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 2019 with a BA in economics and a minor in mathematics. At UCSB, he was an undergraduate Gretler Fellow research assistant studying the economic impact of scaled wind power generation. Other research that Villanueva has contributed to at RFF includes a pair of value of information studies as part of the VALUABLES Consortium and energy transition policy analysis.
Seth Villanueva
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Report — Feb 18, 2021
The Societal Value of the HYSPLIT Air Dispersion Model
This study describes the many types of applications for NOAA's HYSPLIT model and provides a literature review that highlights how the benefits of these uses could theoretically be quantified.
Report — Feb 9, 2021
The Societal Value of NOAA's Digital Coast
An RFF report examines ways in which the Digital Coast, an online platform run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, creates societal value through better-informed decisionmaking on coastal issues.
Report — May 20, 2020
Global Energy Outlook 2020: Energy Transition or Energy Addition?
With commentary on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the RFF Global Energy Outlook provides a review of global energy market projections by leading international energy organizations and corporations.
Report — Feb 18, 2021
The Societal Value of the HYSPLIT Air Dispersion Model
This study describes the many types of applications for NOAA's HYSPLIT model and provides a literature review that highlights how the benefits of these uses could theoretically be quantified.
Report — Feb 9, 2021
The Societal Value of NOAA's Digital Coast
An RFF report examines ways in which the Digital Coast, an online platform run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, creates societal value through better-informed decisionmaking on coastal issues.
Report — May 20, 2020
Global Energy Outlook 2020: Energy Transition or Energy Addition?
With commentary on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the RFF Global Energy Outlook provides a review of global energy market projections by leading international energy organizations and corporations.
