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<< Back To Team Thomas D. Peterson President and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Peterson founded the Center for Climate Strategies to assist governments and stakeholders with developing effective policy responses to climate change. Mr. Peterson is also an adjunct professor of law at Pennsylvania State University School of Law, where he teaches Climate Law and Policy. Mr. Peterson has been involved in the design, facilitation and economic assessment of 15 U.S. state climate action planning initiatives, and previously represented the White House and U.S. Senate in U.S. climate treaty negotiations and national policy development. His professional experience over the past 26 years includes posts as Director of Domestic Policy for The Center For Clean Air Policy; Economist with the U.S. EPA; Economist with the Office of Transportation and Air Quality; Senior Advisor to the White House Climate Change Task Force; Brookings Legislative Fellow to U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman; and Economist with EPA's Water and Agriculture Policy Division. Mr. Peterson holds a B.S. in Biology with a concentration in Economics from the College of William and Mary; a Master of Environmental Management from Duke University; and a MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

Whitman & Peterson: Climate Bill Should Top the Congress’ To-Do List
As Congress approaches the August recess, our economy, energy and environmental security needs still top the to-do list of the president and Congress. This summer the Center for Climate Strategies and the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition have outlined how Congress can put a national strategy in place that gets all three on the same page: by passing comprehensive national climate change and energy policy that reflects our best policy options for immediate action.

New Climate and Energy Policies Could Create 2.5 Million Jobs, Hold Down Energy Costs
July 22, 2010 -- New greenhouse gas emissions and energy policies at the Federal level could generate as many as 2.5 million new jobs and $134 billion in economic activity in the U.S. while keeping energy costs down, according to a new report from the Center for Climate Strategies, published with Johns Hopkins University.

Colorado legislature raises state RES, move seen creating jobs
A coalition of stakeholders who worked on the Colorado Climate Panel's were critical to the new legislation’s passage. Since investor-owned utilities supply 60% of Colorado’s electricity, this implements most of the Panel recommendation (adopted by the Governor) on renewable energy standards (RES).

Analysis Says Energy Bill would Boost GDP, Jobs
The Clean Energy Jobs Act, recently introduced in the Wisconsin legislature, can create jobs and improve the state's economy according to a recent Center for Climate Strategies study.
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