About the Authors: Federal and State Roles in U.S. Climate Change Policy

Franz T. Litz, Esq.

Franz Litz is a Senior Fellow at the World Resources Institute.  Before joining WRI, he served four years as the Climate Change Policy Coordinator for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. In that role, Franz served as New York’s principal representative to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).  He is currently engaged in advising the Western Climate Initiative and is also active in ongoing state and regional climate action in the U.S. Midwest.