Leah Stokes

April 21, 2022 | Energy policy specialist, author of Short Circuiting Policy

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A specialist in energy and climate policy, Leah Stokes is the author of the award-winning book Short Circuiting Policy, which examines the role of utilities in undermining regulation and promoting climate denial. Trained at MIT, Columbia, and the University of Toronto, Stokes has been published in top scholarly journals, as well as the New York Times, Washington Post, and other popular media outlets. She is an associate professor of political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a senior policy advisor at Evergreen Action.

 

Our Clean Energy Future: The Case for a Faster, Bolder Transition

Thursday, April 21, 2022
Lead Sponsor: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission

Co-Sponsors: College of Social Sciences, East-West Center, Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Kamehameha Schools, William S. Richardson School of Law, Pacific RISA, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, Ulupono Initiative