Experts
Jasmin Ansar
Western States Climate EconomistExpertise
Clean Energy-PolicyGlobal Warming Policy
Global Warming Solutions-Energy
Profile
Jasmin Ansar is an economist with the Climate program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. The focus of her work is designing and advocating for effective global warming policies with particular emphasis on proposals currently being reviewed in California and as part of the Western Climate Initiative.
Prior to joining UCS, Dr. Ansar was a Professor for ten years in England and taught Econometrics and Economics at the City University, London. She spent a year at Purdue University as a visiting Professor and then spent the next twenty years as an Economist and Strategic Planner in the Energy sector working on regulatory reform initiatives, energy efficiency and environmental policy. She is also a visiting Professor at the Lorry I. Lokey Graduate School of Business, Mills College, Oakland.
Dr. Ansar has a PhD in Economics from the University of Southampton, England, a Diploma/MSc. in Econometrics and Economics from the University of Southampton, England and a B.A. in Economics with Mathematics from Sussex University, England.
