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
Planning for Growing Electricity Demand During an Era of Uncertain Renewables and Climate Policy
Report · November 15, 2024 Electricity demand growth has accelerated significantly, a trend that is expected to continue for at least the next 5 to 10 years and is driven by new technologies such as data centers and the expansion of the manufacturing and industrial base in the Unite ... Open Access Link to item CiteEnergy Transitions at a Crossroads: Balancing Growth, Decarbonization, and Development
Report · October 25, 2024 Can low- and middle-income countries meet human development imperatives while decommissioning fossil fuel infrastructure or avoiding further fossil fuel development? A high-level panel at Climate Week NYC 2024—moderated by Jackson Ewing and featuring execu ... Open Access Link to item CiteProjecting Electricity-Sector Investments Under the Inflation Reduction Act: New Cost Assumptions and Interactions with EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Proposal
Report · December 4, 2023 Energy Pathways USA, an initiative of the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability at Duke University, has released a report that offers new insights into US energy transition investments. This report comprehensively models the intersect ... Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
The Power Sector Competitiveness Dashboard
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation · 2024 - 2027The People's Republic of China's Economic Slowdown Trajectory: What are the development assistance and humanitarian implications for USAID partner countries
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by NORC at the University of Chicago · 2023 - 2024Low-carbon Development in LMICs
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by William and Flora Hewlett Foundation · 2021 - 2022View All Grants