Anja Kollmuss

Staff Scientist

anja.kollmuss@sei-us.org

Anja works in the Climate and Energy Program at SEI focusing on national and international climate mitigation policy. She currently researches cap-and-trade and carbon offset programs. She has written several comprehensive reviews of offset programs and standards. She maintains the Carbon Offset Research and Education- CORE website. Anja was a contributing author to the IPCCs Third Assessment Report were she researched the climate impacts of waste management. She has worked on researching and implementing low-carbon strategies for over 15 years and has extensive experience in energy-efficiency strategies for residential buildings.

Anja did her undergraduate studies at the ETH in Switzerland and at Harvard in Biology and Environmental Studies. She holds an MA in Urban and Environmental Planning from Tufts University.

For the last 7 years, Anja has worked with Dalit Women Power/Nari Jagran Manch, a women's empowerment organization in rural Bihar, India.  She also plays Early Music and Klezmer.