Erica Morehouse
Senior Attorney
Work
Erica is a Senior Attorney with Environmental Defense Fund’s Climate program. Since joining EDF in 2009, her work has taken her into all branches of California government from the courts to the Legislature and the Governor’s office to executive agencies. Erica has been directly involved in defending AB 32 programs from major litigation including cases challenging the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, cap-and-trade offsets, and cap-and-trade auctions.
Erica has lead EDF advocacy during regulatory proceeding at the Air Resources Board to update the cap-and-trade program, link California’s program with Quebec’s, develop, expenditure plans for cap-and-trade proceeds, approve updates to the AB 32 Scoping Plan, and now to extend cap-and-trade beyond 2020 and link with Ontario.
Erica has contributed to a World Bank handbook on emissions trading systems, co-authored a report on the performance of California’s cap-and-trade system, and shared lessons from California cap-and-trade with audiences from around the world including New Zealand, China, Kazakhstan, and Ontario, as well as throughout the United States.
Background
Before focusing on climate policy during law school, Erica authored a peer-reviewed paper on the population genetics of a fungal frog pathogen and spent a year in Sub-Saharan Africa studying market-based fisheries management.
- B.A., Environmental Science and Policy, Duke University
- Fulbright Grant, Malawi, East Africa
- J.D., U.C. Davis School of Law
Latest pieces
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Important climate rulemaking kicks off in Oregon: What we’re watching
January 15, 2021
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Oregon Governor Kate Brown and House Speaker Tina Kotek show real leadership amid scorched Earth tactics in Salem
March 9, 2020
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California-Quebec August auction clears after emissions below 2020 target for second year running
August 27, 2019
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The Status Quo is not an Option for Oregon or the Planet
June 20, 2019
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Latest EPA climate pollution data shows disturbing lack of progress
April 12, 2019
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Oregon poised to cap carbon pollution
January 28, 2019
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Climate scare tactics won’t work in California
November 15, 2018
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The New Normal: California-Quebec Auction Clears Above the Floor Price
November 21, 2017
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Western Climate Initiative expands: Ontario to join California-Québec carbon market
September 22, 2017
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California-Quebec August auction results reflect a secure cap-and-trade future
August 22, 2017