Welcome to CLEE’s annual Snapshot! This has been another busy and impactful year at CLEE, and we hope you enjoy learning about the important work we have underway!
Events here and around the world continue to remind us of the urgency of the climate crisis. Devastating hurricanes, wildfires, and extreme heat events affect communities with increasing frequency and severity. At the same time, we are seeing increasing legal and political threats to the federal government’s ability to address climate change and other environmental challenges. This only reinforces the importance of the work that we are committed to.
Luckily, we are also seeing opportunities to demonstrate the impact of effective and equitable policy solutions. Historic levels of federal investment are flowing to states and local governments, intensifying implementation of state and local policy priorities. Collaboration between California and China is being reinvigorated through dialogue and coordinated climate actions. We are proud to be playing a role in these positive developments.
WELCOME
At CLEE, we remain committed more than ever to our mission: tackling climate change and other environmental challenges from the local to global scale through the development and implementation of equitable and effective legal and policy solutions. CLEE has a unique ability to convene diverse audiences, develop thoughtful policy innovations, and establish effective partnerships to put research into action. Because of this, policymakers and others continue to turn to CLEE to help tackle some of our most pressing climate and environmental challenges.
CLEE’s talented staff are working on an amazing range of projects in transportation, methane, water, climate resilience, and land use. In this year’s Snapshot, we are sharing a deeper look at a selection of key initiatives we have started and hope to grow in the coming years. Each builds on the depth of CLEE’s research and policy engagement and areas where we see opportunity to increase our impact on realizing practical solutions.
CLEE is also supporting the growing interest in the Energy and Environmental Law program at Berkeley Law. We continue to see an increase in the number of certificate recipients and attendees at CLEE-hosted career fairs, mixers, and speaker series each year. We are very excited to see the amazing cohorts of environmental leaders graduating from Berkeley Law!
Our work at CLEE would not be possible without the support of people like you. In our unsettled times, that work is more important than ever. Thank you for all that you do to make our work possible!
Louise Bedsworth
Daniel Farber Executive Director Sho Sato Professor of Law and Faculty Director
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2024 graduates received Energy and Environmental Law certificates
CLEE-hosted speaker events with dialogue on current research and policy topics
Professor Claudia Polsky, Director of the Environmental Law Clinic, addresses 2024 recipients of Energy and Environmental Law certificates
expert perspectives provided to the media, including the NY Times, SF Chronicle, LA Times, NPR, Washington Post, The Hill, CalMatters, and other media outlets
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Berkeley Law students held student positions at CLEE 58
California counties that are home to one or more organizations hosting GrizzlyCorps fellows
Local, state, national, and international leaders hosted by the CaliforniaChina Climate Institute to discuss subnational collaboration to address climate change
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Climate Break podcasts hosted and produced by CLEE, each sharing a short format story of positive climate actions
CLEE Climate Program Director Ethan Elkind facilitates a conversation on heavy duty truck emissions at the California Air Resources Board’s Riverside
CLEE Executive Director Louise Bedsworth and CCCI Director Fan Dai meet with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, California State Senator Henry Stern, California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild and Dan Carol, a collaborator from the Milken Institute at COP 28 in Dubai
highlights & accomplishments
CLEE leverages its position in California to serve as a laboratory for policy innovation, building on successes and using lessons learned to bring the resulting insights to scale nationally and internationally.
In partnership with the government and others, we are asking big questions:
How can the California water system be resilient in the face of changing climate conditions and extreme events?
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How can disadvantaged neighborhoods get access to clean mobility options, including electric vehicles and charging?
• How can California work with other jurisdictions globally to reduce methane emissions?
• How can major climate infrastructure investments deliver meaningful benefits to communities while also achieving our climate goals?
and much more.
The goal is not merely to implement individual policies but to develop scalable solutions for broad use.
Grizzly Corps fellows at work in the field
“CLEE has been highly effective at both raising awareness and accelerating solutions to our most challenging wildfire and climate issues. From creating dashboards on climate policy and fire dynamics to convening leading experts on the public health impacts of smoke and wildfire, CLEE is leading the way on tough issues that transcend traditional public agency boundaries.”
- Patrick Wright, Director of the Governor’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force
CLEE Climate Risk Initiative Director Dave Jones co-hosted an event on climate risk disclosure and the net-zero transition at Berkeley
Partners from The Nature Conservancy meet with CCCI Chair and former California Governor Jerry Brown to discuss nature based climate solutions
Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide and provides a tremendous opportunity for fast action on climate. Methane is 80 times as potent a greenhouse gas as carbon dioxide over 20 years. However, it persists in the atmosphere for a much shorter time. This means that eliminating methane emissions will result in atmospheric concentrations of methane dissipating in 12-15 years.
Catalyzing Subnational Collaboration to Reduce Methane Emissions
To help bring this potential into reality, CLEE is keenly focused on achieving rapid reductions in methane emissions. In 2024, CLEE partnered with the State of California to initiate and establish the Subnational Methane Action Coalition (SMAC). SMAC is a worldwide organization of approximately 20 states and provinces (and growing) committed to realizing faster action to reduce methane emissions. CLEE is leading the work of SMAC – helping states build inventories of their methane emissions and develop strategies to reduce those emissions, from livestock, rice, oil and gas, coal, and landfills.
Members:
In addition to spurring international partnership to reduce methane emissions, CLEE is helping to identify and scale promising methane emission reduction strategies. CLEE is partnering with:
• UC Berkeley College of Engineering to deploy robots, drones, and satellites to quantify methane emissions from landfills; with
• The State of California to share its system of translating leak detection data from satellites to action at facilities on the ground; and
• AI developers to identify owners of orphan oil wells and on emission inventories for states and nations.
• Governments, NGOs, and universities to find the most effective and impactful solutions, and to move them quickly to scale.
In the coming year, we will extend our partnerships to Chinese provinces in collaboration with the California-China Climate Institute and add more jurisdictions to SMAC as we build a portfolio of action on methane.
For more information, see www.SMACMethane.org and www.MethaneResources.org.
Leaders at the launch of the Subnational Methane Action Coalition
Hosting an Historic Meeting of U.S. and Chinese Climate Leadership
The California-China Climate Institute hosted the high-level event on subnational climate action that the United States and China announced under the Sunnylands Statement on Enhancing Cooperation to Address the Climate Crisis. Held in Berkeley, California in May 2024, 340 national, state, provincial, and city leaders from across the U.S. and China gathered for the event. This included representatives from the States of California, Colorado, Maryland, Tennessee, and Washington; the Provinces of Hainan and Guangdong; and the cities of Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Blytheville (AR), Los Angeles (CA), Missoula (MT), Rochester (MN), and San Francisco (CA).
“In recent years, the U.S.-China relationship has been marked by increasing competition and tension. But we
are here not because of our differences, but because of the common ground we share and the common threat we face in confronting the climate crisis.”
- California-China Climate Institute Chair Jerry Brown
Attendees conducted focused dialogues on greenhouse gas and air pollution reductions; clean energy development; carbon capture, utilization, and storage; city- and state-led climate initiatives; adaptation and resilience; green infrastructure and urban naturebased solutions; circular economy; inclusive transition; green shipping, and more. In addition to engaging in roundtables on Sunnylands priority themes, and a Special Session on Methane, participants had the opportunity to visit San Francisco Bay Area climate action site visits for real-world examples of action on the ground, including on green ports and hydrogen fueling, naturebased solutions, and circular economy and waste-to-energy.
Institute Vice Chair Mary Nichols moderated a fireside chat with California Governor Gavin Newsom, who shared Caliifornia’s legacy of leadership on air quality and climate protection spanning decades, since the founding of the California Air Resources Board in 1967, and noted that California will remain a stable partner to China on climate action moving forward.
Summit delegates attended a tour to learn about OneTam and Marin Water District’s restoration efforts
Key actions to advance subnational climate progress from the world’s two largest greenhouse gas emitters announced by the State of California, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), The California-China Climate Institute, and others include:
• Forging Bilateral U.S. - China Agreements on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage
• Advancing California and China’s Subnational Climate Memorandums of Understanding
• Establishing the China - U.S. Youth Future Climate Leadership Exchange Program
• Forming a Subnational Expert Group in Support of Sunnylands Implementation
• Expanding TransPacific Climate Dialogue
“I am convinced that the U.S.-China High-Level Event on Subnational Climate Action will carry on the spirit of cooperative tradition, and build a bridge of communication and cooperation for Chinese and American provinces, states, cities, enterprises, think tanks and other sectors to promote multi-tiered pragmatic cooperation and learning in multiple fields between different entities. Today’s high-level event is a very concrete move to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state and as agreed in the Sunnylands Statement.”
- China’s Special Envoy for Climate Change Liu Zhenmin
CCCI Chair and former California Governor Jerry Brown addresses delegates at the Subnational Climate Summit in Berkeley
Partnering with Communities to Secure an Equitable Transition to Electric Mobility
CLEE’s EV Equity Initiative is developing the best strategies to realize an electric vehicle (EV) transition that will achieve climate and equity goals.
The EV transition is key to addressing the threat of climate change and improving air quality in communities around the country. Transportation is the single greatest source of greenhouse gas emissions in California and a top source of climate-warming and health-harmful air pollution nationwide. Leaders in California and a dozen other states are responding with regulations and incentive programs to phase out the sale of fossil-fueled vehicles over the coming decade. However, this transition demands proactive, equity-focused policies to ensure that underserved communities have access to critical mobility infrastructure.
Using a suite of approaches and partnerships, CLEE’s team is building resources for local governments to center equitable and effective decisionmaking in their EV policies. These include:
Partnering with the Towards Equitable Electric Mobility (TEEM) coalition to develop an Equitable EV Action Plan Framework that includes recommendations by coalition members from Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, and Virginia.
Building an open-access platform with partners at UC Berkeley to support equity-centered EV charging and mobility infrastructure site prioritization.
Crafting policy and investment approaches to EV infrastructure development, from permitting to procurement to financing.
Building a series of deep-dive policy briefs on key topics in an equity-focused EV transition.
CLEE incorporated feedback from mobility equity groups across the country to develop a framework for equitable EV action plans.
PROJECT PARTNERS
• California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
• City of Oakland
• City of San Francisco
• Forth Mobility
• The Greenlining Institute
• KIGT, Inc.
• Prospect Silicon Valley
• UC Berkeley Energy and Resources Group/ Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory
CLEE is developing a map-based tool to support EV infrastructure planning and implementation, with equity in the forefront.
Fostering Innovation in Water Management Through Regulatory Relationships
CLEE envisions a future where the permitting process is a vehicle to develop innovative solutions to efficiently and effectively ensure environmental protection. This vision was born of a simple question:
Why is it so hard to innovate in the wastewater sector, when there are so many opportunities to recover valuable resources, lower the cost of treatment, and maximize sustainability?
Our research has found that a lack of technical options is rarely the primary barrier to innovation in the wastewater sector. Instead, the key bottlenecks to innovation often arise from the institutions and processes that collectively shape decisions about how wastewater systems are managed. This means that relatively straightforward innovations may remain out of reach or incur additional cost and years of delay. The permitting process, in particular, poses challenges for innovation.
CLEE’s water team, in collaboration with a group of leaders from the regulated and regulator communities, has uncovered a recipe for successful innovation. Parties can approach the permitting process as an ongoing series of relationships that require skill and attention for effective engagement. We have developed a framework with approaches that are understandable, trainable, and learnable strategies and behaviors.
This shift in framing has profound implications for safely enabling more rapid adaptation to climate change and other stressors facing our nation’s wastewater systems. We hope to catalyze a shift in mindset that fosters a new wave of innovation that protects the environment, furthers community interests, lowers costs, and builds resilience to varied challenges.
Key accomplishments include:
CLEE substantiated counterintuitive perceptions about permitting, and developed a framework for fostering effective relationships between regulators and permittees.
US EPA hosted a national, invitation-only, webbased workshop to solicit input and stress-test CLEE’s framework.
Our team hosted and facilitated, with the Johnson Foundation, a three-day workshop with thought leaders at Wingspread in Racine, Wisconsin.
Our team has authored a report for US EPA that synthesizes our framework and lays out a pathway for policy actions by regulators, permittees, and the engaged public.
US EPA is producing a series of fact sheets highlighting the results, with input from our team.
Looking ahead, we will examine application of this framework in other contexts, including ecological restoration, where we believe it will provide opportunities to enable innovation.
Experts gather at our Wingspread retreat. Organizers and collaborators Mike Kiparsky, Felicia Marcus, Dave Smith, Justin Mattingly, and Nell Green Nylen are pictured along with a range of thought leaders from the clean water sector.
Dave Smith, Felicia Marcus, Mike Kiparsky, and Justin Mattingly organized and facilitated a national workshop on regulatory relationships supporting innovation.
Realizing Community Benefits in Climate Investments
Historic investments will transform existing energy, transportation, and other infrastructure systems and lay the foundation for emerging climate technologies. CLEE is focusing on how these investments can provide necessary emission reductions while delivering meaningful outcomes and environmental justice to communities and people through the design, development, and implementation of
We have hosted convenings with project developers, community, regional, and state-level organizations, and local and tribal governments. CLEE has examined community benefits agreements for offshore wind development in other regions as well as for non-energy infrastructure projects to share approaches and learnings for future developments.
CLEE prepared a report and hosted a webinar to share learnings from the development and key provisions included in community benefits agreements for other large infrastructure projects.
CLEE hosted a series of online convenings, including one sharing lessons learned from California’s equity-driven, place-based investment programs to provide helpful guidance for community-led community benefits processes.
CLEE researchers have shared findings from this work in several venues, including a California tribal offshore wind conference and a National Academy of Sciences workshop on community benefits frameworks.
We are expanding this work to include other climate infrastructure investment projects, including large scale renewable development, a feasibility study for a community-led direct air capture hub, and the EV Equity Initiative. We will leverage work in these areas to conduct a cross-cutting assessment of community benefits frameworks and institutional and governance structures to deliver meaningful community benefits from climate infrastructure investments, including community ownership, profit and revenue sharing, and community oversight.
CLEE serves as a hub for the energy and environmental law community at Berkeley Law, which hosts the #2 ranked environmental law program in the nation. Each year, approximately 100-150 law students enroll in clean energy and environmental law classes (including LLM students). CLEE provides valuable research opportunities through legal research positions to support CLEE projects and summer fellowships for public interest environmental work.
Enhancing the Energy and Environmental Law Student Experience
Sharing News and Opportunities
CLEE’s bi-monthly student newsletter and monthly alumni newsletter provides information on upcoming events, job postings, CLEE Lunch & Learns, and other items of interest. Almost 500 students subscribe to the student newsletter and 1,670 alumni subscribe to the alumni newsletter.
Julia Olson, Co-Executive Director & Chief Legal Counsel of Our Children’s Trust, speaks to students in a conversation moderated by CLEE Executive Director, Louise Bedsworth
Events
CLEE hosted 11 events for students including a welcome mixer, career panels, curriculum rollouts, and more.
Certificates in Energy and Environmental Law
The annual Energy & Environmental Law Certificate Ceremony celebrates the hard work and dedication of the growing number of Berkeley Law students specializing in this field. Hosted by CLEE, the ceremony takes place at the end of each school year, when students are awarded their certificates. The number of recipients has steadily increased, with 58 receiving certificates in 2024.
Class of 2024 Energy and Environmental Law Certificate Recipients
Training a New Generation of Natural Resource Professionals
GrizzlyCorps, an AmeriCorps program administered by CLEE, completed its fourth year of fellowships. GrizzlyCorps’ mission is to partner with farm and forest communities to accelerate rural climate solutions and build environmental workforce pathways through service. The program has stewarded 107 young professionals’ careers in partnership with over 58 host sites.
This year, GrizzlyCorps brought host sites, alumni, and staff together to develop an updated vision for the program: GrizzlyCorps envisions an ecologically vibrant and resilient California that centers rural solutions realized through the training and service of a diverse cohort of environmental leaders.
“Because of my GrizzlyCorps experience, I will be working full time with a California state department in a position that is relevant to the skills I’ve been building and my educational background. I feel like this position is a perfect fit for the work I want to do—work focused on community, practitioners, and partnerships. Two years of service across sectors have shown me how you can have a job in forestry, fire, or food system systems that is a collaborative and community-facing position, things I’ve discovered are meaningful to me in my work. Nothing in this world gets done alone. I am grateful to have learned from so many people in my time as a GrizzlyCorps Fellow, from those at my host site to folks speaking at conferences.”
Jordan Inzunza (21-22 and 22-23 Fellow)
GrizzlyCorps fellows
“My GrizzlyCorps placement led to a full-time position that I never would have found without the program. The connections I made during my fellowship have given me a major head start in a career in wildfire resilience.
During my time as a GrizzlyCorps fellow, I was given the opportunity to explore different aspects of natural resources work including wildlife surveys, botany, archaeology, and recreation development in addition to prescribed fire and forestry. My unique position gave me more flexibility and access to training opportunities than I would have had as a normal staff member.”
Bethany Llewellyn (21-22 Fellow with Trinity County RCD)
Since launching in 2020, GrizzlyCorps has made great strides in advancing its mission and vision. Since its inception, the program has:
Welcomed over one hundred young professionals, providing fellows with 41,133 cumulative training hours. 30% of fellows transition to staff roles with their host site organization after GrizzlyCorps and 20% participate in a second year as a GrizzlyCorps fellow.
Supported 58 unique host organizations throughout the state and provided a total of 205,663 service hours in 29 counties across California.
Advanced diversity, equity, and inclusion as a core value of the program. In the 2023-2024 service year, 40% of fellows spoke more than one language (primarily Spanish), 40% of fellows identified as BIPOC, and 45% as LGBTQIA2+.
To date, our program has served over half of California’s rural counties and is continuing to build partnerships in new rural communities. GrizzlyCorps launched its fifth and largest cohort in September 2024, placing 45 fellows in organizations across California.
Link to Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iil_j4RNBXs
GrizzlyCorps fellows complete wildfire training
Communications and Engagement
CLEE hosts regular events to share findings from our research and convene experts on emergent and timely policy topics.
Climate Break Podcast
CLEE hosts and produces Climate Break, a student-run weekly podcast that shares uplifting and optimistic stories of climate action in just one minute and forty-five seconds. Climate Break produced 42 episodes last year. Climate Break is available online, through podcast apps, and is regularly broadcast on KALW, a public radio station based in San Francisco.
Media Engagement
CLEE experts regularly engage with the media to share recent research findings and perspectives on emerging policy issues.
• CLEE Climate Program Director, Ethan Elkind, has been a regular guest on KQED’s Forum program, sharing his perspective on timely climate and environmental discussions.
• CLEE experts shared perspectives and expertise with over 40 media outlets including the NY Times, San Francisco Chronicle, LA Times, Washington Post, National Public Radio, and others.
• CLEE staff have published op-eds in Cal Matters, the Hill, and several other outlets and also regularly share perspectives via our blog, Legal Planet.
Sacramento Briefings Series
CLEE launched a Sacramento Briefing Series in 2025. Made possible through the Ideas to Action Fund, CLEE hosted three events at the UC Center Sacramento to share policy perspectives on current policy topics: California & Clean Trucks: Challenges and Solutions to Deployment
Understanding Wildfire Impacts in California: Far More Than Acres Burned
A Map-Based Decision-Making Framework for Equity in EV Charging
Partner Events
Through the support of our partners, CLEE hosts regular lunch and learns to share new research findings and perspectives and insights on current regulatory and policy topics.
This year, we co-hosted four in-person events with our partners:
Navigating an Equitable EV Transition
Hosted by Wilson Sonsini
Pathways to Public Interest:
Navigating Social Impact in Legal Careers
Hosted by Shute Mihaly & Weinberger
Understanding Recent Development in Climate Risk Disclosure
Hosted by Orrick
Climate Policy and the Inflation Reduction Act
Hosted by Hanson Bridgett
Resilience Hotspots
• Unpacking Recent California Climate and Water Legislation
• Getting to Implementation: The Status of Local Climate Action in California
• What Could Offshore Wind Community Benefits Look Like in California?
• Hunting an Invisible Super-Pollutant: Strategies to Spot and Eliminate Methane Emissions
• Wildfire and Public Health: Barriers and Opportunities for State Policy Implementation
• So You Want Insurance? Climate Change, Insurance Markets, and Insurance Regulation
CLEE Partners
The CLEE Law Firm Partners Program supports energy and environmental student programs at Berkeley Law. We extend thanks to our law firm partners for their contributions.
CLEE Financials
FY24 REVENUE
$7,816,905
CLEE Funders
Funders
AmeriCorps (Corporation for National and Community Service) Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.
California Air Resources Board
California Energy Commission
California Governor’s Office of Planning & Research
California Natural Resources Agency
California State Water Resources Control Board
California Volunteers, Office of the Governor
Climate Imperative Foundation
ClimateWorks Foundation
Cy Pres Award, Northern District of Calif., Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Cases
Dept. of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy & Carbon Mgmt
Energy Foundation
Energy Foundation China
Global Methane Hub
Internet Society Foundation
Jake Foundation
Laural Foundation
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Prospect Silicon Valley
Resources Legacy Fund
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
FY24 EXPENSES
$7,761,982
The Nature Conservancy
UC Berkeley - Institute of Transportation Studies
UC Office of the President Climate Action Seed and Matching Grants
UC Office of the President Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives
The Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation
UC Santa Cruz Center for Climate Change Resilience
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Windward Fund - Global Methane Hub
Funds & Endowments
CLEE Scholars Program Fund
Samuel D. Cole Fund
The Berkeley Law CLEE Environmental Justice Fund
The Ideas to Action Fund
The Climate Solutions Wellspring Fund
The David R. Andrews Environmental Law Fund
The Environmental & Energy (E&E) Futures Fund
The Erin L. Ziegler Fund for Law, Energy, and the Environment
The GrizzlyCorps Program Fund
The Harry and Jane Scheiber Lecture in Ocean Law and Policy Endowment
The Law of the Sea Fund
The Wheeler Institute for Water Law and Policy Fund
CLEE Donors
Individuals
$100,000
Martin A. Mattes J.D. ‘74 | Catherine E. Garzio
$50,000+
Deanna Ruth Rutter B.A. ‘69, J.D. ‘72 Lenard G. Weiss J.D. ‘62 | Meryl Brod
$20,000+
Ruth Greenspan Bell J.D. ‘67 | Joseph C. Bell
Stuart K. Gardiner J.D. ‘73 | Mary F. Burns
William D. Kissinger J.D. ‘87 | Bernice Kissinger
Julia B. Klee J.D. ‘80 | Howard Klee Jr. Daniel K. Yost J.D. ‘98 | Paul Brody Erin L. Ziegler J.D. ‘08
$10,000+
Ken P. Alex
Holly D. Doremus J.D. ‘91 | Gordon E. Anthon B.S. ‘80, M.S. ‘91
Eric W. Goldman
Thomas O. Henteleff J.D. ‘68 | Claudia Henteleff
Susan K. Hori J.D. ‘79
Gene A. Lucero J.D. ‘72 | Marcia E. Williams
$5,000+
Rachel A. Birkey J.D. ‘01 | Scott B. Birkey J.D. ‘00
C. Michael Cooney J.D. ‘69 | Marni H. Cooney
Dianne S. Farber | Daniel A. Farber
Catherine Garza M.B.A. ‘89 | Robert P.
Doty J.D. ‘90
Roger J. Peters J.D. ‘77, M.B.A. ‘77 |
Stephanie M. Peters
Susan D. Popovic B.A. ‘85 | Neil A. Popovic B.A. ‘83, J.D. ‘87
Margit Roos-Collins P. ‘15 | Richard Roos-Collins P. ‘15
Scott A. Zimmermann J.D. ‘07, M.S. ‘07 | Drew Mesomsub
$2,500+
William M. Chamberlain B.A. ‘68, J.D. ‘71 | Roseanne Chamberlain
Lynn D. Feintech B.A. ‘70, M.A. ‘74 |
Anthony F. Bernhardt
Megan A. Jennings J.D. ‘07 | Garth D. Schultz B.S. ‘02
Ginger Ehn Lew J.D. ‘74 | Carl L. Ehn
Letitia D. Moore J.D. ‘89
Heather L. Ross | Edward L. Strohbehn Jr.
Harry N. Scheiber
Nancy D. Tosta B.S. ‘74, M.S. ‘76 |
Robert A. Ewing B.S. ‘67, M.S. ‘74, Ph.D. ‘81
Kirstie K. Wilson B.A. ‘82 | James G.
Moose B.A. ‘81, J.D. ‘85
Michael H. Zischke J.D. ‘82 | Nadin Sponamore
$1,000+
Deepest thanks to everyone –individuals and organizations– who made gifts to one of CLEE’s funds between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
Samir J. Abdelnour
Andrew C. Black M.A. ‘82, M.F.A. ‘83 |
Annette Chenevey
Alice L. Bodnar J.D. ‘08 | Paul Bodnar
Lynn Jones Crook B.A. ‘68 |
Christopher S. Crook B.A. ‘68, J.D. ‘71
Louise Nelson Dyble B.A. ‘95, M.A. ‘97, Ph.D. ‘03, J.D. ‘16
Murray D. Feldman B.S. ‘82, J.D. ‘88 |
Nancy R. Feldman
Steven M. Goldberg J.D. ‘84 | Linda Higueras
Robert L. Hines B.A. ‘80 | Lisa M. Hines
Robert D. Infelise B.A. ‘77, J.D. ‘80 |
Linda Infelise
Gideon Kracov B.A. ‘92, J.D. ‘95 | Misty M. Sanford
Chris Locke J.D. ‘81 | Starr KeltonLocke
Leah Triesch Odette B.A. ‘03 | Matthew B. Odette B.A. ‘02
Harrison M. Pollak J.D. ‘98 | Natalie Friedman
Joshua S. Rider J.D. ‘00 | Laurie S. Goldman
Casey A. Roberts J.D. ‘07
Sky C. Stanfield J.D. ‘05
Terrell Watt
Mason Willrich J.D. ‘60, P. ‘86 | Wendy W. Willrich
Randall J. Winston J.D. ‘21
Grace Wong | Gary I. Cornell
<$1,000
Robert C. Barrett J.D. ‘72 | Linda E. Atkinson
Maxwell V. Baumhefner J.D. ‘09
Louise Wells Bedsworth M.S. ‘97, Ph.D. ‘02 | William W. Bedsworth III B.S. ‘94, M.S. ‘95, Ph.D. ‘00
Laura E. Bishop LL.M. ‘14
Deborah R. Bloch M.P.P. ‘81 | Steven M.
Jawetz J.D. ‘82, M.P.P. ‘82
Margaret Bruce
Suzanne M. Charlé B.A. ‘70
Bonita L. Churney B.A. ‘73
Julie M. Conger J.D. ‘74
Megan S. Conner B.A. ‘19, B.S. ‘19
Meagan A. Cooney B.A. ‘09
Patricia Nelson Cross B.A. ‘67 | Robert R. Cross B.A. ‘67, J.D. ‘73
Andrew J. Demetriou J.D. ‘79 | Evelyn
M. Quinn
Hella J. Diamond J.D. ‘08 | Alexander M. Vargas B.A. ‘00
Alexander K. DiGiorgio J.D. ‘10 |
Miriam Walter
James R. Dixon J.D. ‘88 | Fran-Michelle Reichert
Marye Elmlinger
Elisabeth L. Esposito B.S. ‘09, J.D. ‘14 |
Michael V. Esposito B.S. ‘12
Cynthia J. Giles J.D. ‘78 | Carl T. Bogus
Carl R. Goldberg J.D. ‘91 | Sarah Postyn
Gretta Goldenman M.P.P. ‘89, J.D. ‘90
Steven L. Grady B.S. ‘90 | Judith L. Katz
Nell M. Green Nylen J.D. ‘12 | David A. Zinniker
Alan D. Greenberg J.D. ‘84 | Liane
Morrison
Misti D. Groves J.D. ‘08 | David Groves
Shahrzod Hanizavareh J.D. ‘11
Ryan J. Hart J.D. ‘14
Matthew B. Henjum J.D. ‘09
Joyce M. Hicks J.D. ‘77, P. ‘05, ‘10 | Eric
K. Behrens J.D. ‘77, P. ‘05, ‘10
Jennifer R. Jeffers J.D. ‘09, M.S. ‘09 |
Michael S. Balster
Julie A. Jones J.D. ‘86
Marcy D. Kates B.A. ‘73, P. ‘05, ‘10 |
David B. Oppenheimer
Caroline Haas Kim B.A. ‘70 | Bruce De Benedictis B.A. ‘74, M.A. ‘77
Robert C. Kutchin J.D. ‘20
Fran Meyerowitz Layton B.A. ‘76, J.D. ‘79
Michael R. Lazarus M.S. ‘84
Yvette C. Leung M.P.H. ‘95 | Liwen A.
Mah B.S. ‘94, J.D. ‘05
Sebastian E. Leyton Perez LL.M. ‘14
David A. Loeb
Patrick T. Metz J.D. ‘14
Andrew P. Miller J.D. ‘18
Deborah K. Miller J.D. ‘04
Heather M. Minner B.A. ‘97, J.D. ‘07 |
Joseph Minner
Harry J. Moren J.D. ‘10
Christopher J. Mortweet J.D. ‘16 |
Sophie Yu
Karen E. O’Neil
David L. Osias J.D. ‘79 | Jeanette Osias
Timothy Patterson
Robert S. Perlmutter J.D. ‘94 | K.
Meghan Starkey
Jenn Perron
Andrea L. Peterson J.D. ‘78, P. ‘13 |
Michael Rubin P. ‘13
Jennifer A. Pierce B.A. ‘11, J.D. ‘17
Daniel J. Pollak B.A. ‘88, J.D. ‘08
James R. Potter M.A. ‘84, J.D. ‘93 |
Michelle Huneven
Linda E. Rafferty
Julia L. Roller M.J. ‘00 | Ryan R. Waterman J.D. ‘03, M.C.P. ‘03
Andrea Ruiz-Esquide J.D. ‘04
Katherine A. Ryan J.D. ‘06 | Patrick
Ryan
Edna C. San Juan M.A. ‘82
Priscilla D. Shepherd Carson J.D. ‘88 |
Peter H. Carson B.A. ‘80, J.D. ‘85
Joel R. Singer B.S. ‘79, M.A. ‘81, J.D. ‘84 | Enza Cancilla
Alexander C. Tablan J.D. ‘22
John E. Thorson J.D. ‘73 | Karen M. Thorson
Martin Toulouse LL.M. ‘97
John M. Traynor B.A. ‘55, P. ‘87 | Shirley
Williams Traynor
Charlie Tsunoda B.A. ‘22
Karli Upfill-Brown J.D. ‘18
David M. Vander Haar J.D. ‘80 | Lynn
Vander Haar
Lily F. Wang B.S. ‘03
Edward G. Weil B.A. ‘75, J.D. ‘79, M.C.P. ‘80
Philip S. Weismehl J.D. ‘73 | Veronica Weismehl
Homer Williams
Jessica L. Yarnall Loarie J.D. ‘07 | Scott Loarie
Rosalyn S. Zakheim J.D. ‘72 | Gayle
L. Dukelow J.D. ‘72
Marc A. Zeppetello J.D. ‘85
CLEE Nerd Herd Sustaining donors program
Maxwell V. Baumhefner J.D. ‘09
Louise Wells Bedsworth M.S. ‘97, Ph.D. ‘02
Alexander K. DiGiorgio J.D. ‘10 | Miriam Walter
Elisabeth L. Esposito B.S. ‘09, J.D. ‘14 | Michael V. Esposito B.S. ‘12
Nell M. Green Nylen J.D. ‘12 | David A. Zinniker
Matthew B. Henjum J.D. ‘09
Steven L. Grady B.S. ‘90 | Judith L. Katz
Robert C. Kutchin J.D. ‘20
Sebastian E. Leyton Perez LL.M. ‘14
Deborah K. Miller J.D. ‘04
Christopher J. Mortweet J.D. ‘16 | Sophie Yu
Grayson Alexander Peters J.D. ‘24
Jennifer A. Pierce B.A. ‘11, J.D. ‘17
Casey A. Roberts J.D. ‘07
Karli Upfill-Brown J.D. ‘18
Homer Williams
Centennial Society Leadership Circle
Members have given generously over the course of their lives
$100,000-$999,999
David Andrews, Jr. in memory of David R. Andrews ’71
Stuart K. Gardiner J.D. ‘73
Deanna Ruth Rutter ’72
Lenard Weiss ’62
Martin Mattes ’74 and Catherine Garzio
Morrison & Foerster
Centennial Society Builders
$1 million and above
Samuel D. Cole ’63
Henry H. Wheeler, Jr.
Benjamin Ide Wheeler Society
Members have included us in their estate plans
Anonymous
Samuel D. Cole ’63
Holly D. Doremus J.D. ‘91
Stuart K. Gardner J.D. ‘73
Dan M. Hodapp ‘88
Julia B. Klee J.D. ‘80
Lenard G. Weiss J.D. ‘62
Marc A. Zeppetello J.D. ‘85
CLEE Advisory Board CLEE Advisory Board Emeritus Circle
Daniel Yost, Co-Chair Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Erin Ziegler, Co-Chair President, COO & General Counsel, Eric Warren Goldman Consulting, LLC
Samir J. Abdelnour Partner, Hanson Bridgett LLP
Scott Birkey Partner, Cox, Castle, & Nicholson
Veronica Eady Vice President, Equity and Justice, Resources Legacy Fund
Ruth Greenspan Bell Public Policy Scholar, Wilson Center
Scott Zimmermann Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Michael Zischke Partner, Cox, Castle & Nicholson
CLEE Staff
Dan Farber
Sho Sato Professor of Law Faculty Director
Louise Bedsworth Executive Director
Ken Alex Director, Project Climate
Maia Baltzley Program Administrator
Molly Bruce Research Fellow, Wheeler Water Institute
Ann Cummings Director of Operations
Jasmine Curcio Program Administrator, GrizzlyCorps
Anni Dai Climate Policy Fellow, California-China Climate Institute
Fan Dai Director, California-China Climate Institute
Gil Damon Research Fellow, Project Climate
Diana Dombrowski Climate Change Research Fellow
Ethan Elkind Director, Climate Program
Lily Elola Membership and Events Coordinator, GrizzlyCorps
Weila Gong
Climate Policy Fellow, California-China Climate Institute
Jessica Gordon Research Director, California-China Climate Institute
Nell Green Nylen Senior Research Fellow, Wheeler Water Institute
CLEE staff, Ted Lamm, Ann Cummings, Jessica Gordon, Malcolm Johnson, and Michael Kiparsky, gather in the CLEE office
Marie Grimm Environmental Policy Research Fellow, Wheeler Water Institute
Jennifer Helfrich Climate Change Research Fellow
Katherine Hoff Climate Change Research Fellow
Jesse Honig Research Fellow, Wheeler Water Institute
Ellen Janda Program Administrator, California-China Climate Institute
Malcolm Johnson Research Fellow
Dave Jones Director, Climate Risk Initiative
Lidiya Kassahun Climate Policy Research Fellow
Judith Katz Director of Advancement
Michael Kiparsky Director, Wheeler Water Institute
Kasia Kosmala-Dahlbeck Climate Change Policy Research Fellow
Kayla Lam Program Coordinator
Ted Lamm Associate Director
Katherine Meek Research Fellow, Wheeler Water Institute
Chandra L. Middleton Senior Research Fellow, Project Climate
Eliza Munger Director, GrizzlyCorps
Cindy Pace Program Coordinator, GrizzlyCorps
Hanna Payne Climate Policy Research Fellow
Jenn Perron Climate Policy Fellow, California-China Climate Institute
Shruti Sarode Climate Change Research Fellow
Shivani Shukla Climate Change Research Fellow
Chloé F. Smith Climate Change Research Fellow
Elissa Walter
Climate Change Research Fellow
Leana Weissberg Associate Specialist
Rixin Zhu
Methane Policy Fellow, California-China Climate Institute
Center for Law, Energy & the Environment
UC Berkeley School of Law
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clee.berkeley.edu @cleeberkeley
MISSION
CLEE tackles climate change and other environmental challenges at the local to global scale through the development and implementation of equitable and effective legal and policy solutions. We leverage the world’s leading public research university to engage community leaders, government, business, and other stakeholders; to lead timely and practical research initiatives; and to inspire and train leaders to take action on our most pressing environmental problems.
VISION
Moving ideas into action to implement solutions to pressing environmental and climate change problems and benefit all of society.
VALUES
Pragmatism: CLEE focuses on answering “how” questions and implementing timely and practical climate and environmental solutions
Collaboration: CLEE convenes policymakers, stakeholders, and other interested parties to tackle complex problems
Integration: CLEE builds expert multidisciplinary teams to solve problems
Equity: CLEE is committed to representing and including diverse perspectives to design and implement equitable solutions
Experience: CLEE’s experienced team of government leaders and experts brings invaluable practical knowledge to our work
