Knobloch was named president of the Union of Concerned Scientists in 2003. He first worked at UCS from 1989 to 1992 as legislative director for arms control and national security. He has also served as director of conservation programs for the Appalachian Mountain Club in Boston. He spent six years on Capitol Hill as legislative director for then-Sen. Timothy Wirth, D-Colo., and legislative assistant and press secretary for Rep. Ted Weiss, D-N.Y.
Knobloch was also an award-winning newspaper journalist, writing for several Massachusetts publications. He holds a master's degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Excellent Start with Some Caveats Providing a disproportionate amount of subsidies for natural gas use could distort energy markets and undermine investments in cleaner technology. The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and others who want Congress to take action to curb global warming were pleased to see that the Kerry-Boxer bill has a stronger emissions reduction target than the House bill. That target -- cutting emissions 20 percent by 2020 -- shouldn’t be weakened. Short-term emissions reductions are going to put us on the right path to achieve the deep cuts we need to avoid the worst consequences of… Read more
Kevin Knobloch is away. Lexi Shultz, Deputy Director of the Union of Concerned Scientists’ Climate Program is the author of this response. In response to Senator Murkowski’s follow-up, I’d like to point out that adopting a number of clean energy policies along with an emissions cap is the right strategy to maximize emissions reductions and deliver energy and gas cost savings to American households and businesses. The Union of Concerned Scientists’ 2030 Blueprint found that an emissions cap plus a suite of complementary energy and transportation policies -- such as energy efficiency standards, renewable electricity standards and clean car… Read more
Congress certainly shouldn’t abandon the great progress it has already made in the House when it passed comprehensive climate and energy legislation. The Senate needs to follow suit and deliver a bill before the international climate treaty negotiations in December. The most effective way to address climate change is through a suite of policies and cap-and-trade is among the most important components. Other key elements include energy efficiency and renewable electricity standards, funding for research and development, and clean technology deployment. Fortunately, auctioning emissions allowances under a cap-and-trade system can raise revenue for many clean technology investments, as the success… Read more
Last week we witnessed a modern-day version of a tale of two cities. World leaders attending both the United Nations climate summit in New York and the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh were trying to find some common ground for an international climate treaty. Yet the tone and outcome of the two meetings couldn’t have been more different. At the UN summit on Tuesday, world leaders agreed that it is crucial to strike a climate deal in December at the climate summit in Copenhagen. And several offered to take significant action to combat global warming. China President Hu Jintao announced that… Read more
It’s not every day that engineers, environmentalists, safety advocates and automakers applaud new federal vehicle standards. That’s what happened last week when the Obama administration proposed new joint fuel economy and heat-trapping emissions standards. Once finalized, these historic standards will achieve the greatest oil savings and emissions reductions from the transportation sector in more than 30 years. Based on UCS’s analysis, the proposed standards would cut U.S. oil dependence by 1.3 million barrels per day in 2020 – nearly as much as we currently import from Saudi Arabia. As a result, drivers could expect to save $25 billion to… Read more
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is using its cynical request to put climate science “on trial” as an excuse to spread discredited information, confuse the public, and block critically needed federal action to curb the emissions that cause global warming. Even in his National Journal post apologizing for his “Scopes monkey trial” analogy, the Chamber’s Bill Kovacs still repeats debunked arguments about climate science. As public understanding of climate science has broadened and deepened, climate contrarians have had to adjust their talking points to maintain any semblance of credibility. In other words, they keep moving the goal posts. For… Read more
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