Kate Courtin
Senior Manager, State Climate Policy & Strategy
Work
Areas of expertise:
U.S. climate and energy policy, carbon markets, legislative and regulatory strategy
Description
Kate is a Senior Manager with the State Climate team where she leads EDF’s work to advance climate policies in New York and other northeast states. In this role, Kate focuses on securing and implementing climate policies that will rapidly cut greenhouse gas emissions and deliver air quality and other benefits to communities.
Background
Prior to joining EDF, Kate held various roles with The Nature Conservancy’s U.S. state, federal, and global climate programs where she worked to advance science-based policy and managed cross-functional teams and strategies. She last held the role of Deputy Director for Climate Mitigation with TNC’s New York division and, prior to that, worked with TNC’s federal team to build private sector support for national climate policies. Kate previously worked on federal environmental cleanup and energy issues with the consulting firm THG Advisors.
Education
M.S. candidate, Energy Policy and Climate, Johns Hopkins University
B.S., Science, Technology, and International Affairs concentrating in energy & the environment, Georgetown University
Latest pieces
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Cut carbon, raise cash: How New York’s cap-and-invest program could invest billions in communities
Climate 411, January 25, 2024 -
New York is developing a cap-and-invest program to cut climate pollution. How would it work?
Climate 411, December 15, 2023 -
New York is poised to elevate its climate leadership with ambitious cap-and-invest program
Climate 411 Blog, July 24, 2023