Cynthia Elliott
Senior Associate, Climate Policy

Cynthia is a Senior Climate Policy Associate for the Global Climate Program. She supports WRI's research and capacity building efforts to advance long-term climate change planning and enhance accountability and transparency of climate action.
Cynthia has previous experience on international climate governance arrangements for non-state and subnational actors, and reporting and tracking progress under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. She also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Suriname and has experience working on urban stormwater policy and sustainability, energy efficiency, and clean energy policy.
Cynthia holds a M.A. in Global Environmental Policy from American University and a B.A. in Environmental Science and Policy from the University of Southern Maine. She is also serves as a Commissioner on the Environmental Policy Commission for the City of Alexandria, Virginia.
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Project for Advancing Climate Transparency (PACT) (Inactive)
Visit ProjectAdvancing transparency and accountability under the Paris Agreement
Part of ClimateTracking and Strengthening Climate Action
Visit ProjectSupporting national governments with tools and resources to track progress toward meeting their national climate commitments and to strengthen climate action.
Part of ClimateInitiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT)
Launch PlatformLaunch Platform Visit ProjectICAT improves transparency by providing policymakers with tools and support to measure and assess the impacts of their climate actions.
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