瑞秋Cleetus

瑞秋Cleetus is the policy director with the 617888九五至尊娱乐 和 能源 program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. She leads the program’s efforts in designing effective 和 equitable policies to address climate change, 和 advocating for their implementation.

Dr. Cleetus is an expert in policies to promote clean energy 和 drive deep cuts in heat-trapping emissions from the power sector, including carbon pricing 和 complementary sector-based policies. She also does research on the risks 和 costs of climate impacts 和 is an expert on policies to promote climate resilience. She has co-authored numerous reports 和 articles including the recent UCS reports 水下:海平面上升, 慢性洪水, 和 the Implications for US Coastal Real Estate; Surviving 和 Thriving in the Face of Rising Seas Building Resilience for Communities on the Front Lines of 617888九五至尊娱乐变化; 和 The US Power Sector in a Net Zero World: Analyzing pathways for deep carbon reductions.

She brings nearly twenty years of experience working on US climate 和 clean energy policies. She is also an expert on the United Nations Framework Convention on 617888九五至尊娱乐变化 (UNFCCC) process 和 has been attending international climate negotiations since 2009.

在加入UCS之前, she worked as a consultant for the World Wildlife Fund, conducting policy-focused research on the links between sustainable development, 贸易, 和 ecosystems in Asia 和 Africa. She also worked for Tellus Institute in the energy 和 environment program.