Katelyn Roedner Sutter
California State Director
Work
Katelyn leads and coordinates EDF’s political engagement and advocacy work in California, and supports the organization’s water, climate, energy, and transportation policy goals in the state including implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act.
In the over five years Roedner Sutter has been with EDF, she has led state-level engagement on climate policy in California elsewhere across the Western United States and contributed to EDF’s work on international carbon markets. She has co-led the organization’s Environmental Justice Council and serves as the Assembly appointee to California’s Independent Emissions Market Advisory Committee. Prior to joining EDF, Roedner Sutter led the environmental justice program at Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Stockton.
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.
A Roadmap for Linkage: Aligning California and Washington's Carbon Prices. International Emissions Trading Association and Environmental Defense Fund
Latest pieces
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How to stop worrying about gas prices for good: Act quickly to fully decarbonize the economy
October 10, 2022
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Top 10 Wins for the 2022 California Legislative Session
October 4, 2022
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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