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Erin Auel

Erin Auel

Clean‑energy policy and advocacy leader focused on decision‑maker engagement

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Santa Cruz, California
Joined January 2025
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Summary

Experienced clean‑energy policy practitioner and communicator: Erin has built a career producing research and public-facing policy analysis on energy efficiency, resilience, and the costs of climate inaction at the Center for American Progress and now focuses on decision‑maker education and engagement to accelerate clean energy adoption. americanprogress+3
Nonprofit program leader and manager: She has led and helped scale programs in mission‑driven organizations, including directing the Combined Defense Project at The Partnership Project and coordinating fellowships at CELI, demonstrating strengths in program strategy, stakeholder coordination, and organizational leadership. linkedin+1
Policy researcher with a focus on equity and resilience: Erin's authored/co‑authored reports and articles emphasize equitable resilience, building decarbonization, and the fiscal impacts of extreme weather—showing a blend of technical policy analysis and an equity lens. americanprogress+1
Internationally educated and bilingual background: Erin completed undergraduate studies at Georgetown with study abroad at Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lyon (Sciences Po Lyon), giving her additional language and cross‑cultural policy perspective. americanprogress+1

Work

Education

Writing

The Costs of Climate Inaction

September 22, 2016

Analysis of FEMA disaster spending and the fiscal costs of extreme weather, arguing for greater investment in resilience and mitigation.

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Resilient Midwestern Cities: Improving Equity in a Changing Climate

January 1, 2016

Co‑author on a Center for American Progress report examining climate resilience and equity strategies for Midwestern cities, including city case studies and policy recommendations.

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The Buildings of Tomorrow Are Here Today

April 30, 2015

Article discussing net‑zero energy buildings, federal policy opportunities, and the role of energy efficiency and renewables in buildings.

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