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        Peter Erickson

        Climate Policy Program Director

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      Peter Erickson is the Climate Policy Program Director at SEI US, based in the Seattle office.

      Peter’s research focuses on climate change policy, with particular interests in the role of offsets in cap-and-trade programs, contribution of consumption and behaviour change to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, industrial policy, and cities.

      Current and recent projects include the development of a greenhouse gas tracking framework for a major U.S. metropolitan area (Seattle); a study on the quality and quantity of potential greenhouse gas offsets in the United States; a study on the role of international offsets in global climate mitigation; and a long-term emission reduction scenario for sustainable consumption and production in the United States.

      Peter joined SEI in 2008 after 8 years consulting on environmental issues for cities and states throughout the United States. He received a B.A. from Carleton College in 1998, with a major in geology and extensive studies in mathematics.

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      Peter Erickson

      Meet Peter Erickson, Senior Scientist

      Peter works with climate change and fossil fuel issues from the US. Here he shares career highlights and reflects on the importance of engaging the media.

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      Publications by Peter Erickson

      • The Production Gap Report 2020
      • Examining risks of new oil and gas production in Canada
      • Why fossil fuel producer subsidies matter
      • The Production Gap Report
      • Estimating consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions at the city scale
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      Perspectives by Peter Erickson

      • Democratic reforms will determine how successful the US administration can be on climate
      • Estados Unidos regresa a trabajar sobre el clima
      • The US can get back to work on climate
      • Rompiendo el hábito del desarrollo alimentado con combustibles fósiles.
      • Breaking the habit of fossil-fueled development
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      Featured stories with Peter Erickson

      • COVID-19
      • Five ideas to turn the COVID-19 recovery into a global green new deal
      • Cinco ideas para convertir la recuperación de COVID-19 en un nuevo acuerdo verde global
      • Cómo los subsidios a los combustibles fósiles bloquean los objetivos del Acuerdo de París
      • How fossil fuel subsidies impede Paris Agreement goals
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      Projects and tools with Peter Erickson

      • Iniciativa SEI sobre Carbon Lock-In o bloqueo de carbono
      • SEI Initiative on Carbon Lock-In
      • SEI Initiative on Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
      • Fossil fuel production: ending subsidies and enacting constraints
      • Low Carbon Cities - RD1
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