Caroline Jones
Senior Analyst, U.S. Climate
Work
Areas of expertise:
State-level climate policy, decarbonization policy
Description
Caroline Jones is a senior analyst on EDF’s State Climate team, where she primarily focuses on regulatory and legislative initiatives on climate in the Western United States.
Caroline’s areas of focus include environmental justice, carbon markets, improving local air quality, and long-term reductions of greenhouse gas emissions. Prior to joining EDF, Caroline worked as an agriculture and food security intern for TetraTech ARD, and was a research assistant for the 2020 Vermont Climate Assessment. She also led the Brown University Climate and Development Lab, where she researched climate change denial and financial networks in the U.S.
Background
Caroline has worked on state-level climate policy in Rhode Island and Vermont, and specifically focused on food security and sustainable infrastructure policy throughout undergraduate and graduate school.
She holds a Master’s in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford, and a Bachelor’s in Environmental Studies from Brown University.
Latest pieces
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Washington state’s cap-and-invest program continues to deliver for communities
Climate 411 Blog, September 10, 2025 -
A baffling proposal for California’s cap-and-trade program: How lowering the price ceiling creates a loophole for more pollution and reduces affordability
Climate 411 Blog, September 4, 2025 -
California lawmakers must act now to extend the state’s cap-and-trade program, as uncertainty reduces funding for investment in communities
Climate 411 Blog, August 27, 2025 -
As New York continues to await cap-and-invest program, studies show just how impactful these programs can be
Climate 411 Blog, July 1, 2025 -
Cap-and-invest program continues to drive down climate pollution and raise investments in Washington state
Climate 411 Blog, June 11, 2025 -
Despite lower revenue due to program uncertainty, a stronger, long-term Cap and Trade promises to strengthen investments in California
Climate 411 Blog, May 29, 2025 -
As the California legislature looks to reauthorize cap-and-trade, they cannot forget the strongest climate safeguard the state has: the cap itself
Climate 411 Blog, May 5, 2025 -
Washington’s cap-and-invest program remains strong as first auction of the year delivers essential funds for communities in the Evergreen state
Climate 411 Blog, March 12, 2025