Seth Villanueva
Senior Research Analyst
Seth Villanueva is a senior 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.
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Report — Apr 7, 2022
Global Energy Outlook 2022: Turning Points and Tension in the Energy Transition
RFF's annual Global Energy Outlook report examines a range of projections for the global energy system, summarizing key implications for global energy consumption, emissions, and geopolitics.
Report — Jan 31, 2022
The Distribution of Air Quality Health Benefits from Meeting US 2030 Climate Goals
This report breaks down the substantial health benefits from the United States meeting its 2030 climate goals.
Report — Jun 8, 2021
Global Energy Outlook 2021: Pathways from Paris
Global Energy Outlook 2021: Pathways from Paris
Report — Feb 18, 2021
The Societal Value of the HYSPLIT Air Dispersion Model
The Societal Value of the HYSPLIT Air Dispersion Model
Report — Apr 7, 2022
Global Energy Outlook 2022: Turning Points and Tension in the Energy Transition
RFF's annual Global Energy Outlook report examines a range of projections for the global energy system, summarizing key implications for global energy consumption, emissions, and geopolitics.
Report — Jan 31, 2022
The Distribution of Air Quality Health Benefits from Meeting US 2030 Climate Goals
This report breaks down the substantial health benefits from the United States meeting its 2030 climate goals.
Report — Jun 8, 2021
Global Energy Outlook 2021: Pathways from Paris
Global Energy Outlook 2021: Pathways from Paris
Report — Feb 18, 2021
The Societal Value of the HYSPLIT Air Dispersion Model
The Societal Value of the HYSPLIT Air Dispersion Model
RFF Live — Apr 7, 2022
The Global Energy Outlook 2022: Turning Points and Tension in the Energy Transition
An in-depth panel discussion on some of the potential long-term outlooks for energy markets in a year marked by progress and peril
RFF Live — Jun 8, 2021
The Global Energy Outlook: Pathways from Paris
The Global Energy Outlook: Pathways from Paris
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.
Media Highlight — Feb 7, 2022
Report Sees Big Health Benefits of 2030 Greenhouse Gas Target, Despite Murky Path
A story in InsideEPA details the findings of a new report about the health benefits of reduced PM2.5 pollution in the United States.
Press Release — Jan 31, 2022
Meeting US Climate Goals Would Save Lives, Create $33 Billion in Health Benefits
A new report authored by scholars at Resources for the Future and Harvard University finds that reducing pollution associated with fossil fuel combustion could avoid approximately 3,800 premature deaths in 2030, creating significant health benefits.
Media Highlight — Jun 8, 2021
The Huge Gap Between Today's Policies and Paris Goals
The Huge Gap Between Today's Policies and Paris Goals
Common Resources — Oct 7, 2021
Two Paths to 1.5°C: Will We Take Either One?
Two major projections for the trajectory of global energy use, which assume that temperature increases are stabilized at 1.5 degrees Celsius, make vastly different estimates about future energy consumption.
Common Resources — Mar 3, 2021
Putting Energy Projections into Context with RFF’s Global Energy Outlook and Benchmark IPCC Scenarios
This year’s update to RFF’s Global Energy Outlook adds benchmark scenarios from reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which will help contextualize global energy estimates, compare energy projections, and inform climate policy.