Katie Yared

State Carbon Pricing Network Fellow

Katie is a third year student at the University of Virginia. She is studying Public Policy and Leadership in the Batten School with a second major in Global Studies in Environments and Sustainability. Katie is passionate about environmental justice and sustainable design. She is a dance minor and spends much of her free time training in ballet, modern, and contemporary dance.

Maine, Politics
The Youth-Led Fight for Climate Justice in Maine
April 16, 2021 by Katie Yared

In the face of historically exclusive spaces and performative actions, Maine youth are using their voices to flip the script through an unwavering focus on climate justice. The politics and demographics of Maine are indicative of a challenge faced by...

Federal, Politics
International Climate Policy and John Kerry’s New Role in President Biden’s Administration
March 10, 2021 by Katie Yared

Days after President Joe Biden was elected in November, former Secretary of State John Kerry was announced to be the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. Kerry will be the first to hold this position in a presidential cabinet, making...