About: Christa Clapp

Christa Clapp
Christa Clapp is an Economist / Policy Analyst in the Environment Directorate of the OECD. She analyses a range of mitigation topics, including mitigation potential and costs, border tax adjustments and competitiveness, and carbon markets. She also conducts research on negotiation-specific topics for the Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG) on the UNFCCC. She served as a Contributing Author to the IPCC 4th Assessment Report on Mitigation. She holds a Masters in International Relations and International Economics from SAIS at Johns Hopkins University, and previously worked for the US Environmental Protection Agency where she conducted climate economic analysis for Congress.