Olivia Windorf

U.S. Policy Fellow, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Olivia Windorf is the U.S. Policy Fellow at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). Her work focuses on developing and advocating for high-impact climate and energy policies to achieve U.S. climate targets. Ms. Windorf assesses the federal policy landscape, develops policy approaches that can help achieve our climate goals, and supports growing our stakeholder engagement efforts.

Before joining C2ES, Ms. Windorf was an associate sustainability advisor at ISS Corporate Solutions where she advised companies in the energy, materials, and utilities sectors on environmental and social topics, with a focus on climate disclosure and strategy.

Ms. Windorf received her M.S. in energy policy and climate from Johns Hopkins University, and a B.S. in biology and environmental science from the College of William & Mary.

Posts by Olivia Windorf

Publication
Developments in Border Carbon Adjustments in the 119th Congress and Abroad

There has been a surge in interest in the relationship between international trade and climate policy since the implementation of the European Union’s (EU) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The EU CBAM has occupied the center of discourse in climate …

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Border Carbon Adjustments

Border carbon adjustments (BCAs) are a policy instrument intended to preserve the economic competitiveness of select heavy-emitting industries as countries accelerate their decarbonization efforts. The term border carbon adjustment is used to refer to the general form of this policy …

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Blog Post
Proposed Rollback of EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Will Lead to Lost Credibility, Competitiveness, and Higher Costs
Blog Post
Durable Climate Policy in Uncertain Times: California Cap-and-Invest Extended Through 2045