Peter Trousdale

Associate Policy Fellow, Regional Programs, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Peter Trousdale is the Associate Policy Fellow for Regional Programs at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES).

Prior to joining C2ES, Mr. Trousdale worked for the Green Finance Center at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). His work focused on researching and advocating for the expansion of green banks in the United States and abroad. This work included coordinating member engagement, events and communications for the Green Bank Network, a professional guild of green banks from around the globe. Mr. Trousdale began his career as a Princeton in Asia Fellow with the Climate Finance Team in NRDC’s Beijing office.

Mr. Trousdale holds a B.A. from Bucknell University in International Relations with a focus on sustainable economic development.

 

Posts by Peter Trousdale

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Deploying Long-Duration Energy Storage in Virginia

Energy storage is crucial to enabling new clean energy to serve as firm, reliable electricity generation. Virginia has one of the largest state-level energy storage targets in the country, with a goal to deploy 3.1 GW of energy storage capacity …

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Energizing the Future Mobility Workforce in Michigan

Recent momentum in the electric vehicle and battery sectors—driven largely by federal investments through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021—has led to significant investments in new production and assembly facilities in …

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Scaling Sustainable Aviation Fuel (Factsheet)

This factsheet summarizes the policy recommendations in our Regional Roundtable brief on Scaling Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Washington State.

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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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Creating a Circular Economy for Critical Materials in Ohio

Global demand for electric vehicles is expected to continue growing in the coming decades. With that, demand for critical materials like lithium, manganese, copper, silicon, and others is set to rise significantly. Recent electric vehicle battery and recycling investments in …

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Prepare for Takeoff: Scaling the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Industry in Washington State
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Firing up the hydrogen industry in Texas