The Center for Environmental Public Policy (CEPP) at the Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP) takes an integrated approach to solving environmental problems. By synthesizing scientific, economic, technical, social, financial, and political understanding, CEPP collaborates to support the creation and implementation of public policies based on exacting analytical standards that carefully define problems and match them with the most impactful solutions. CEPP’s primary focus is on climate change, the key environmental challenge of our time.
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CEPP's Berkeley Carbon Trading Project published a major study, Quality Assessment of REDD+ Carbon Credit Projects. The study found that current avoided deforestation offset methodologies, a quarter of the voluntary carbon market by credit volume, generate credits that likely represent a small fraction of project climate benefits, while also applying ineffective safeguard standards. September 15, 2023.
David Wooley was appointed by the EPA Administrator to serve as a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Air Act Advisory Committee for a two-year term beginning August 2023. The Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC) is a senior-level policy committee established in 1990 to advise the U.S. EPA on issues related to implementing the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
David Wooley published the op-ed Gulf Coast Could Strengthen Electric Grid and Economy with Offshore Wind, in Energy News Network. August 29, 2023.
CEPP, Energy Innovation, and GridLab released a new report, 2035 Report: Abundant, Affordable Offshore Wind Can Accelerate Our Clean Electricity Future, demonstrating the U.S. has one of the world’s best offshore wind potentials, enough to power up to 25 percent of America’s total power needs by 2050. With the right mix of policies today, offshore wind can help us meet our climate goals, create jobs, improve grid reliability and keep electricity affordable. August 2, 2023.