Ross Zelen

Title: 
Chief Committee Consultant
Organization: 
Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies
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Ross Zelen is the Chief Consultant for the California Senate Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies. Prior to this role, he was a Research Fellow in the Climate Program at CLEE. Ross’s research focused on implementation of climate change policy, with a specific focus on solutions to reduce methane emissions. Ross has worked in California environmental policy and public interest for much of the past decade. Starting as an Executive Fellow at the California Air Resources Board, he worked on advancing air quality, clean energy, and sustainable transportation priorities. He also worked for the VerdeXchange Institute as Program Manager and served as Editor of The Planning Report. Ross received his J.D. from Loyola Law School, where he teamed up to win the 2019 California Lawyers Association Environmental Negotiations Competition and was a semifinalist in the 2020 National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition. He has been admitted to the California bar.

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