Chris Busch

Chris Busch is an accomplished economist and policy expert in the fields of environmental and resource economics, with extensive experience in carbon reduction and climate policy. Currently serving as an Advisory Council Member at the Brookings Institution's Center on Regulation and Markets, Chris is involved in developing a federal Office of Carbon Scoring. As the Director of Transportation and Senior Economist at Energy Innovation Policy and Technology LLC, significant contributions include the development and management of California's Energy Policy Simulator. Additionally, Chris holds international expertise as a Task Force Member for the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development and has previously led policy initiatives at the Blue Green Alliance Foundation and the Center for Resource Solutions. Academic credentials include a PhD and a Master of Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.