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Environmental Economics
NERA's Environmental Economics Practice offers world-recognized expert services related to the economics of environmental policies in the fields of climate change, air quality, water quality, and other environmental, health, and safety areas. We have particular expertise in assisting clients with environmental strategy, litigation, and compliance. Using sophisticated proprietary and non-proprietary economic models, our experts have evaluated a wide variety of environmental policies, particularly related to energy and climate change. We also have extensive experience evaluating the economic impacts of a wide variety of government policies and infrastructure investments.
Our global experience includes work for public entities, companies, and trade associations, and covers a wide range of industries, including:
- Electricity
- Oil
- Natural gas
- Refining
- Petrochemicals
- Coal
- Cement
- Lime
- Glass
- Ceramics
- Pulp and paper
- Iron and steel
- Aluminum
- Chemicals
- Plastics
- Cars and trucks
- Airlines
- Marine shipping
- Forestry
- Large construction equipment
- Outdoor recreational equipment
- Lawn and garden equipment
- Handheld equipment
We prepare reports, white papers, presentations, testimony, and other materials for a wide variety of audiences, including government agencies, senior company officials and management boards, trade associations, courts, and the general public.
| Name | Title | Location | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Ringelstetter Ennis |
Chief Operating Officer
Managing Director |
Chicago | +1 312 573 2823 | sandra.ringelstetter@nera.com |
| Lucy P. Allen | Managing Director | New York City | +1 212 345 5913 | lucy.allen@nera.com |
| Dr. David Harrison Jr. |
Managing Director
Co-Chair, Environment Practice |
Boston | +1 617 927 4512 | david.harrison@nera.com |
| James Mellsop | Managing Director |
Auckland
Wellington Sydney |
+64 9 928 3290
+64 4 819 2550 +61 2 8864 6536 |
james.mellsop@nera.com |
| Dr. Anne E. Smith |
Managing Director
Co-Chair, Environment Practice |
Washington, DC | +1 202 466 9229 | anne.smith@nera.com |
| Julie M. Carey | Director | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 9203 | julie.carey@nera.com |
| Benjamin Chee | Director | New York City | +1 212 345 0091 | benjamin.chee@nera.com |
| Richard Druce | Director | London | +44 20 7659 8540 | richard.druce@nera.com |
| Daniel Radov | Director | London | +44 20 7659 8744 | daniel.radov@nera.com |
| Scott J. Bloomberg | Associate Director | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 9234 | scott.bloomberg@nera.com |
| Dominik Hübler | Associate Director |
Berlin
London |
+49 30 700 1506 20
+44 20 7659 8504 |
dominik.huebler@nera.com |
| Dr. Sugandha D. Tuladhar | Associate Director | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 9206 | sugandha.tuladhar@nera.com |
| Dr. Wonjun Chang | Senior Consultant | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 3510 | Wonjun.Chang@nera.com |
| Kevin Counsell | Senior Consultant | Wellington | +64 4 819 2551 | kevin.counsell@nera.com |
| Dr. Garrett Glasgow | Senior Consultant | San Francisco | +1 415 291 1029 | garrett.glasgow@nera.com |
| Marta Moro | Senior Consultant | Madrid | +34 91 521 0020 | marta.moro@nera.com |
| Dr. Janusz Mrozek | Senior Consultant | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 9239 | janusz.mrozek@nera.com |
| Andrew Busey | Consultant | Boston | +1 617 927 4584 | andrew.busey@nera.com |
| Dr. Clemens Koenig | Consultant | Frankfurt | +49 69 710 4475 12 | clemens.koenig@nera.com |
| Dr. Elizabeth M. Bailey | Affiliated Academic | San Francisco | +1 415 291 1041 | elizabeth.bailey_affiliate@nera.com |
| Jonathan Falk | Affiliated Consultant | New York City | +1 212 345 5315 | jonathan.falk.affiliate@nera.com |
| Mike King | Affiliated Consultant |
Denver
San Francisco Washington, DC |
+1 303 357 4781
+1 303 618 4915 +1 303 618 4915 |
mike.king.affiliate@nera.com |
| Eugene Meehan | Affiliated Consultant | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 9287 | gene.meehan.affiliate@NERA.com |
| Title | Type | Author | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prudence: Under Strain in California | Published Article | Dr. Jeff D. Makholm | ||
| Snapshot of Recent Trends in Asbestos Litigation: 2019 Update | Report | Mary Elizabeth C. Stern and Lucy P. Allen | ||
| Why Publitize? Prospects for Undoing Investor-Ownership of Electric Utilities | Published Article | Dr. Jeff D. Makholm | ||
| A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Gas Demand Response | Published Article | Dr. Laura T. W. Olive | ||
| Extending Demand Response to the Natural Gas Industry | Dr. Laura T. W. Olive | |||
| Lost Use-Value from Environmental Injury when Visitation Drops at Undamaged Sites: Re... | Published Article | By Dr. Garrett Glasgow and Dr. Kenneth Train | ||
| Privacy Versus Views: A Law and Economics Approach to Balancing Conflicting Urban Val... | Published Article | By Kevin Counsell | ||
| NERA Electricity Insights | Q3 2018 | Report | By Scott J. Bloomberg | ||
| Getting to Zero Carbon Emissions in the Electric Power Sector | Published Article | Max Luke, et. al. | ||
| NERA Electricity Insights | Q2 2018 | Report | Scott J. Bloomberg | ||
| Title | Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Climate Resilience – Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy | 15 January 2020 | |||
| 23rd Annual Mexican Energy Conference | 13 November 2019 | |||
| Energy Day 2019 | 08 October 2019 | |||
| The 10th Cleanpower Smart Grids Conference | 01 July 2019 | |||
| The ANZMEX Energy Debate Series – 14th Edition | 25 June 2019 | |||
| Achieving New York’s “Green New Deal” and Deep Decarbonization of the Electric Sector | 08 May 2019 | |||
| 35th Annual NABE Economic Policy Conference | 27 February 2019 | |||
| 11th Annual Offshore Wind Europe Conference | 27 November 2018 | |||
| Energías Limpias 2018 | 06 November 2018 | |||
| NORLI Fusion Conference | 01 November 2018 | |||