Career Conversation with Tim Profeta, JD on Climate Policy

Join Tim Profeta, JD, executive in residence at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability while he explores his career trajectory from counsel for the environment to Sen. Joseph Lieberman as a principal architect of the Lieberman-McCain Climate Stewardship Act of 2003 to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Profeta’s areas of expertise include climate change and energy policy, the Clean Air Act, and adaptive use of current environmental laws to address evolving environmental challenges. His work at the Nicholas Institute has included numerous legislative and executive branch proposals to mitigate climate change, including providing Congressional testimony several times on his work at Duke University, developing multiple legislative proposals for cost containment and economic efficiency in greenhouse gas mitigation programs, and facilitating climate and energy policy design processes for several U.S. states.