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.
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Report — Jun 8, 2021
Global Energy Outlook 2021: Pathways from Paris
Resources for the Future’s annual Global Energy Outlook report finds that current trends fall far short of meeting emissions reduction targets, despite the economic slowdown of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 — Jun 8, 2021
Global Energy Outlook 2021: Pathways from Paris
Resources for the Future’s annual Global Energy Outlook report finds that current trends fall far short of meeting emissions reduction targets, despite the economic slowdown of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Media Highlight — Jun 8, 2021
The Huge Gap Between Today's Policies and Paris Goals
A piece in Axios profiles RFF's 2021 Global Energy Outlook report, noting that current trends are not on track to meet Paris Agreement goals.
Press Release — Jun 8, 2021
Global Energy Outlook 2021: Significant Policy Change Needed to Achieve Paris Agreement Goals
Resources for the Future’s annual Global Energy Outlook report finds that current trends fall far short of meeting emissions reduction targets, despite the economic slowdown of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Press Release — Feb 9, 2021
A NOAA Website Offers Free Tools, Data, and Trainings—and Provides Millions of Dollars in Societal Value
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.
