Climate Change Research Fellow
Email: waltere@berkeley.edu
Elissa Walter is a Climate Change Research Fellow at the Center for Law, Energy, & the Environment (CLEE). Her research focuses on programs to reduce vehicle miles traveled and strategies to co-optimize housing affordability, climate mitigation, and climate resilience. Prior to joining CLEE, Elissa practiced energy regulatory and appellate law at Munger, Tolles & Olson in Washington, DC. She also clerked for the Honorable David S. Tatel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the Honorable Goodwin H. Liu of the California Supreme Court, and the Honorable Jon S. Tigar of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Elissa earned her J.D. from Berkeley Law with certificates of specialization in Environmental Law and in Energy and Clean Technology Law. Before attending law school, Elissa served as a Teach For America corps member in Detroit, Michigan, where she taught eleventh- and twelfth-grade biology, earth science, and physics. She received her M.A. in educational studies from the University of Michigan and her B.A. in biology and philosophy from Carleton College.
J.D., Berkeley Law (2018)
M.A., University of Michigan (2015)
B.A., Carleton College (2013)