Overview
Jackson Ewing is director of energy and climate policy at the Nicholas Institute of Energy, Environment & Sustainability at Duke University. He is also an adjunct associate professor at the Nicholas School of the Environment and a faculty affiliate with the Duke Center for International Development at the Sanford School of Public Policy. He works closely with the Duke Kunshan University Environmental Research Center and International Masters of Environmental Policy programs to build policy research collaboration across Duke platforms in the United States and China.
Prior to joining Duke, Ewing was director of Asian Sustainability at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York, where he led projects on Asian carbon market cooperation and sustainable resource development in the ASEAN Economic Community. He previously served as a MacArthur Fellow and head of the Environment, Climate Change and Food Security Program at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, and has worked throughout Asia with actors in government, the private sector, civil society, and international organizations.
Ewing publishes widely through a range of mediums and is a regular contributor to radio, television and print media. He holds a doctorate in environmental security and master's degree in international relations from Australia’s Bond University, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the College of Charleston.Current Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Publications
Pathways to Keep Financing Flowing into Clean Electricity Sectors
Report · December 19, 2025 In fall 2025, ACORE, Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability, the EFI Foundation, and the World Resources Institute convened technology developers, finance providers, large-load customers, and legal and policy experts ... Open Access Link to item CiteState-Level Heterogeneity in the Price Elasticity of Demand for Residential Electricity
Report · December 15, 2025 Affordable, reliable electricity is essential for productive, healthy and thriving communities. Achieving this goal at least partly requires understanding the dynamic relationship between electricity prices and consumer demand is critical for utilities, re ... Open Access Link to item CiteThe Energy Transition Accelerator as a Vehicle for Low-Carbon Development Capital: Opportunities, Challenges, and Uncertainties
Report · April 22, 2025 Addressing the dual needs of development and decarbonization in low- and middle-income countries requires significant increases in public and private investment and project implementation. Announced in 2022 by the US Department of State, The Rockefeller Fo ... Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
The Power Sector Competitiveness Dashboard
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation · 2024 - 2027Advanced Load Integration for Grid Needs
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Sequoia Climate Foundation · 2025 - 2027Power Sector Competitiveness Report
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by World Resources Institute · 2025 - 2026View All Grants