Jake Schmidt

Jake Schmidt is the International Climate Policy director for the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, D.C.

Jake Schmidt is the International Climate Policy director for the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, D.C.

Before he joined NRDC, Jake was at the Center for Clean Air Policy for eight years where he was director of international programs. Over that timeframe he was involved in climate policy development at various levels -- state, U.S. national, Europe, developing countries, and international negotiations. He has been helping to shape the framework of the international post-2012 response to climate change working with senior international climate negotiators from key developed and developing countries and policymakers in Europe, China, India, Brazil, and Mexico.