Lauren Kubiak
Senior Scientist, California, Climate & Energy
Lauren Kubiak works on California climate and energy policy, with a focus on decarbonizing the state's electricity and industrial sectors. She has more than a decade of experience at NRDC, in both the Nature and Climate & Energy programs, working at the local, state, federal, and international levels to expand the adoption of climate, ocean, and environmental policy. Kubiak earned her bachelor’s and master’s of science degrees in earth systems from Stanford University. She is based in San Francisco.
Areas of Work
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California Jobs at Risk After Energy Department Cancels Manufacturing Grants
Expert BlogCaliforniaLauren Kubiak
This move comes at a time when investment in decarbonization is critical in order to ensure that the state can deliver on its emission reduction requirements while ensuring energy affordability.
Caltrans Secures $32 Million for Concrete Decarbonization Programs
Expert BlogCaliforniaLauren Kubiak
Federal Highways Administration funding could help Caltrans unlock emission reductions from concrete and asphalt used in state transportation infrastructure.
CPUC Sends Strongest Signal Yet to Advance Offshore Wind
Expert BlogCaliforniaLauren Kubiak
The California Public Utilities Commission just unanimously voted to approve a decision that establishes a strong central procurement pathway for offshore wind.
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More Than Just Flipping the Switch
ReportCaliforniaLauren Kubiak, Mohit Chhabra, Dr. Carrie Schoeneberger
Electricity rate reform is the first step on the path to industrial electrification.
Not Set in Concrete
Issue BriefUnited StatesDharma Santos-Santiago, Lauren Kubiak
Advance market commitments can remake public purchasing for zero or near-zero emissions concrete.
The Case Against New Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf
Issue BriefUnited States, East, WestLauren Kubiak, Brad Sewell, Sarah Chasis
To meet our climate commitments, the United States must significantly reduce its current level of fossil fuel exploitation, including by not leasing new areas for development.