Leah Stokes

Leah Stokes
Stokes testifying before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee in 2021
Stokes in 2021
EducationUniversity of Toronto (BS)
Columbia University (MPA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsEnergy, climate and environmental politics
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
ThesisPower Politics: Renewable Energy Policy Change in US States (2015)
Doctoral advisorLawrence Susskind

Leah Cardamore Stokes is a Canadian-American political scientist specializing in environmental policy.[1][2] She is the Anton Vonk Associate Professor of Environmental Politics at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[3][4] In addition, Stokes is a senior policy consultant at Evergreen Action and Rewiring America.[5][6] She also hosts the climate change podcast A Matter of Degrees. Her research focuses on political behavior, public opinion, and the politics of energy and environmental policy in the United States.

Early life and education

Stokes earned her undergraduate degree in psychology and East Asian studies at the University of Toronto.[7] She completed a Master of Public Administration at Columbia University. After graduating, Stokes worked at Resources for the Future. She went on to work at the Parliament of Canada.[8] Her role involved policy analysis for Members of Parliament working on the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee, and the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. In 2010, Stokes moved to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she earned a master's degree and a doctorate under the supervision of Lawrence Susskind. At MIT, Stokes created environmental policy curriculum, including The Mercury Game, a treaty negotiation that has been used by over 100 universities around the world.[9]

Career

In 2015, Stokes joined the faculty at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research focuses on energy policy and environmental policy in the United States.[10] She has investigated the interaction between public opinion and policy making on renewable energy.[11] She has also looked at how the design and presentation of Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) changes public support for a particular policy. She has also published research on backlash against renewable energy projects. Her recent work examines Congressional staff and their understanding of public opinion.

Stokes is also a senior policy consultant at Evergreen Action and Rewiring America, where she focuses on federal policy advocacy to address climate change and accelerate electrification.[12] In September 2021, she gave testimony on electrification to the Joint Economic Committee in Congress.[13] Tina Smith, Senator for Minnesota, described Stokes as a "powerhouse contributor" to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the largest investment into addressing climate change in United States history.[14]

In October 2020, Stokes and Katharine Wilkinson started the podcast A Matter of Degrees, in which they discuss the levers of power that have created the climate problem and the tools to fix it.[15]

Awards and honours

Selected publications

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References

  1. ^ @leahstokes (January 9, 2020). "I'm Canadian. Thanks" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ @leahstokes (December 17, 2021). "A very happy day for me! After more than a decade living in this country, I'm now an American citizen. Feeling very…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Leah Stokes". UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science & Management. Archived from the original on November 9, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Stokes, Leah. "About". Leah Stokes. Archived from the original on February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  5. ^ "Who We Are". Evergreen Action. Archived from the original on January 30, 2026. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  6. ^ "About Us". Rewiring America. Archived from the original on September 19, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  7. ^ "Leah Stokes". kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu. September 19, 2019. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  8. ^ "Leah C. Stokes". EPIC. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  9. ^ "The Mercury Game". mercurygame.scripts.mit.edu. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  10. ^ "Leah Stokes". Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  11. ^ "Bolstering public support for state-level renewable energy policies". MIT News. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  12. ^ Stokes, Leah. "The Electric Explainer: The Inflation Reduction Act". Rewiring America. Archived from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  13. ^ "Examining the Economic Benefits of Electrifying America's Homes and Buildings". Joint Economic Committee. Archived from the original on December 8, 2025. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  14. ^ "2022 TIME100 Next: Leah Stokes". Time. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  15. ^ "Listen". A Matter of Degrees. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  16. ^ "Award Recipients - 2018". www.mpsanet.org. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  17. ^ "David P. Baron Award". Cambridge Core. Archived from the original on May 3, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  18. ^ "ITIF Energy Innovation Boot Camp for Early Career Scholars". itif.org. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  19. ^ "This professor wants you to give up your climate guilt". Grist. April 8, 2020. Archived from the original on December 14, 2025. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  20. ^ Logan, Jim (August 31, 2020). "Leah Stokes Earns Prestigious Plous Award". University of California - Santa Barbara. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  21. ^ "Energy People of the Year" (PDF). American Energy Society. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 30, 2025. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  22. ^ "Climate Action 30: Top global leaders working toward climate solutions". businessinsider.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2026. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  23. ^ Smith, Tina (September 28, 2022). "2022 TIME100 NEXT - Leah Stokes". Time. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
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