John Holler

Senior Fellow, Low-Carbon Fuels and Transportation, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

John Holler is the Low-Carbon Fuels and Transportation Senior Fellow at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). He researches and analyzes the technologies, markets, and policies required to advance widespread adoption of low-carbon fuels toward the decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors. Mr. Holler engages with the organization’s technology working groups, regional roundtables, and policy advocacy campaigns.  

Before joining C2ES, Mr. Holler led the World Wildlife Fund’s aviation decarbonization program with a specific focus on alternative fuels. Under this work, Mr. Holler advanced policy and corporate frameworks for the sustainable production and uptake of low-carbon fuels and their feedstocks, including US policy advocacy and international engagement under the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Prior to the World Wildlife Fund, Mr. Holler worked for Verra, where he supported the operation and development of carbon market and sustainability standards, including the management of their California Cap-and-Trade offset portfolio.  

Mr. Holler holds a Master of Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School and BAs in political science and environmental studies from the University of Vermont. 

Posts by John Holler

Blog Post
SAF Tech Working Group identifies four policies needed for takeoff
Blog Post
C2ES’s Clean Hydrogen Working Group Highlights 5 Keys to Grow Demand 
Publication
Scaling Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Recommendations to Federal Policy Makers from Washington State

The aviation industry currently accounts for 2 percent of global carbon emissions, the vast majority of which is due to the use of fossil jet fuel. As air travel grows at a projected rate of 3 to 4 percent per …

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Publication
Fueling a Low-Carbon Biofuel Future in Minnesota

The United States is the top biofuel producer in the world, with the Midwest generating hundreds of millions of barrels of ethanol and tens of millions of barrels of biodiesel annually. As a top-five producer of ethanol and biodiesel in …

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