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Steven Nadel

Senior Fellow

Steven Nadel joined ACEEE in 1989 and was has served as executive director since 2001. Before his promotion he served as deputy director and director of ACEEE’s Utilities and Buildings programs. Before ACEEE, Steve worked for Massachusetts’ largest electric utility and largest environmental group and worked with an inner city housing organization in Connecticut. He has worked in the energy efficiency field for more than 40 years and has over 200 publications. His current research interests include energy and climate change policy; strategies to decarbonize the buildings, transportation and industrial sectors; utility-sector energy efficiency programs and policies; and appliance and equipment efficiency standards. Steve earned a MS in energy management from the N.Y. Institute of Technology and a MA in environmental studies and BA in government from Wesleyan University.

Expertise:

  • Energy policy
  • Appliance standards
  • Utility programs and policies
  • Developing country issues

Authored by Steven Nadel

Putting a Price on Carbon Is Not Easy; Energy Efficiency Can Help
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  • Insight
  • Putting a Price on Carbon Is Not Easy; Energy Efficiency Can Help

    Carbon pricing has gained ground worldwide but has also drawn increased pushback in recent years, becoming a political issue, as illustrated in the current Canadian election. To accelerate its succ...

    Sep 26, 2019

    Halfway There: Energy Efficiency Can Cut Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Half by 2050
  • Research Report
  • Energy Efficiency Policy
  • Homes and Buildings
  • Industry and Manufacturing
  • Transportation
  • Halfway There: Energy Efficiency Can Cut Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Half by 2050

    Energy efficiency can slash US energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by about 50% by 2050, getting us halfway to our national climate goals. We can achieve almost all these savings, worth more th…

    Sep 18, 2019

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