Areas of Practice
Education
- J.D., Yale Law School, 2007 (Editor, Yale Law Journal)
- M.Sc., Environmental Change and Management, University of Oxford, 2004 (Marshall Scholar, First Class Honors)
- M.A. OXON, Human Sciences, University of Oxford, 2003 (First Class Honors)
- B.A., University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, 2000 (Truman Scholar, summa cum laude)
Bar and Court Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Minnesota
For This Professional
Megan M. Ceronsky
Associate
Seventh Floor
Washington DC 20007
TEL: 202.298.1874
FAX: 202.338.2361
mmc@vnf.com
Megan Ceronsky works in Van Ness Feldman's climate change and environmental practice groups. She counsels clients on regulatory and legislative developments related to climate change, renewable energy, and energy efficiency at the federal, state, and international levels.
Professional Background
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Ceronsky clerked for Judge Blane Michael of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Ceronsky has also worked on climate change issues at a number of environmental policy and research organizations. As a legal intern at Environmental Defense, she assisted the strategic communications team on climate change policy through scientific, economic, and legal research and writing. As a researcher on the Social Cost of Carbon Team at the Stockholm Environment Institute, Ms. Ceronsky investigated the effects of non-linear climate responses on projections of the costs of global warming, a project funded by the British Government and the European Union. Ms. Ceronsky also worked on environmental issues as the Natural Resources Advisor to U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-MT).
Government Service
Natural Resources Advisor, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), U.S. Senate, 2000
Publications
"Clashing Strategic Cultures and Climate Policy," Climate Policy, Vol. 4, No. 4, p. 347-357 (with C. Hepburn, M. Obersteiner, and Y. Yamagata).
“Current Developments in Carbon & Climate Law: North America,” Carbon & Climate Law Review, Vol. 3, No. 1-3 (2009).
Articles
- Carbon taxes are fine, but a cap-and-trade program is better
- U.S. Energy and Climate Change Policy: What to Expect in 2009
Speaking Engagements
- EUEC: Energy & Environment Conference 2010, February 1, 2010
- 5th Annual 25x25 Summit, April 1, 2009