Katelyn Roedner Sutter
Senior Manager, U.S. Climate
Work
Katelyn Roedner Sutter leads Environmental Defense Fund’s climate work in California, as well as regulatory and legislative initiatives on climate across the Western United States.
Katelyn’s focus is on advancing policies that establish and implement long-term greenhouse gas emission reductions and improve local air quality. Katelyn also contributes to EDF’s work on international carbon markets. Prior to joining EDF, Katelyn worked in the San Joaquin Valley with environmental justice and faith communities on local climate, air quality, and land use issues.
Background
Katelyn has worked on environmental justice issues in California’s San Joaquin Valley focusing on air quality, climate change, and local land use. She had led coalition work to advocate for policy change, lobbied lawmakers on behalf of rural and environmental justice communities in California, and worked with faith communities to spur action on climate change.
Education
MA, Ethics & Social Theory, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA
BA, International Affairs, economics concentration, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Publications
Policy Brief: Washington State’s Climate Commitment Act. Low Carbon Prosperity Institute and Environmental Defense Fund.
Latest pieces
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With one week to act, California needs to pass these policies to drive climate progress and protect communities
August 25, 2022
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The scoop on the Scoping Plan: California’s plan relies too heavily on emerging technologies (Part 3)
June 24, 2022
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May brings another record auction for the Western Climate Initiative, as California considers how to ramp up climate action
May 26, 2022
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Western Climate Initiative ends the year on a high note with record prices
November 24, 2021
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Cutting pollution, driving investment: US state leaders shared ambitious models for action at COP26
November 19, 2021
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Western Climate Initiative auction hits a new record, raising over a billion in proceeds for California
August 25, 2021
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With the Climate Crisis Act, California can lock in a safer pathway to net-zero emissions
August 16, 2021
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California needs to raise its ambition to beat the climate crisis. This policy will be key.
July 29, 2021
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First-of-its-kind insurance report confronts climate risk
July 23, 2021
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Western Climate Initiative recovering from COVID-19, and the new climate kid in town
May 27, 2021