
Maureen Lackner
Senior Economics and Policy Analyst
Work
Areas of expertise:
Climate change and energy policy, carbon markets
Description
Maureen Lackner is an analyst in the Office of the Chief Economist at EDF. She provides economic analysis and modeling support to projects aimed at developing effective market-based measures to reduce greenhouse gas and other air pollutant emissions.
Background
Maureen Lackner is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. During her time at the University of Michigan, Maureen supported research at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, and also worked with a community in Detroit to identify options for environmentally and economically sustainable transportation. Before returning to graduate school, she co-authored two papers aimed at identifying why certain countries adopt fossil fuel subsidies and the cultural and political contexts in which these policies are implemented.
Publications
Lackner, M., Koller, S., and Camuzeaux, J.R. (2019). Policy Brief—Using Lessons from Reverse Auctions for Renewables to Deliver Energy Storage Capacity: Guidance for Policymakers. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 13 (1), 140–148.
Latest pieces
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Analysis: Cutting oil and gas methane is one of Canada’s most affordable climate solutions
Energy Exchange, July 19, 2023 -
Differentiated gas: Nothing but hot air without these five criteria
Energy Exchange Blog, May 19, 2022 -
How the pandemic is affecting oil markets, shale and the future of climate action
Market Forces Blog, February 17, 2021 -
How smart congestion pricing will benefit New Yorkers
Market Forces, April 9, 2019 -
How reverse auctions can help scale energy storage
Market Forces, January 24, 2019 -
Full compliance, declining emissions, robust auction: It’s November in California’s cap-and-trade program
Climate 411, November 21, 2018 -
Why it matters that California hit its 2020 emissions target four years early
Climate 411, July 12, 2018 -
California Bucks Global Trend with another Year of GHG Reductions
EDF Talks Global Climate , November 20, 2017