Richard Newell

Richard G. Newell is President of Resources for the Future and Adjunct Professor at Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment. His research analyzes energy market dynamics, climate policy design, and technological innovation for sustainability.

Key contributions:

• Development of social cost of carbon methodologies used in US regulatory analysis
• Empirical studies of unconventional oil and gas supply responsiveness
• Policy evaluations of carbon pricing mechanisms and technology incentives

Current projects examine capital displacement in cost-benefit analysis and climate risk discounting frameworks.