In the room where it happened
WRITING
Alan's academic writing includes co-authorship of the most widely used environmental law textbook in the United States, Environmental Regulation: Law, Science, and Policy.
TEACHING
Alan Miller has taught courses on climate change, environmental policy, and energy issues at 9 universities in four disciplines.
CONSULTING
Since his retirement from the International Finance Corporation at the end of 2013, Alan has continued working actively on climate change issues as an independent consultant.
SPEAKING
Over the course of his career, Alan has spoken at dozens of national and international conferences and events on topics related to his expertise in climate policy, finance, and development.
WORKS WITH
Climate Change and Ozone Protection
Alan's work on protecting the ozone layer began in 1978 with the Natural Resources Defense Council, leading a 12-country comparative study of responses to the new issue as background for the second international meeting of governments in Munich. Thereafter he supported Congressional appearances by the co-author of the ozone depletion hypothesis, Dr. Sherwood Rowland (a future Nobel Laureate) and initiated the first lawsuit against EPA advocating more regulation of ozone depleting compounds.
Recent Publications / Articles / Blogs
Climate Finance and Development
In the early 1990s, Alan was privileged to be involved in the creation of a new dedicated international fund for global environmental issues, the Global Environment Facility, or GEF.
He worked on climate change finance and policy at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank.
As an independent consultant, Alan continues working on climate change and development issues for clients including US AID, the World Bank, and the UN body Sustainable Energy For All.