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Ruben Lubowski

Ruben Lubowski

Senior Economist

International Work Program

Washington, DC Office

Work

Ruben Lubowski oversees EDF’s analytical efforts to reduce emissions from tropical deforestation using emerging carbon markets. He also develops and promotes proposals to integrate forestry and agriculture into domestic and international climate policies. Dr. Lubowski has testified before the Senate on the role of offsets in cost containment and been published in the journal of Land Economics.

Languages

English, Spanish, French

Background

Before joining EDF, he worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, the World Bank, the Harvard Institute for International Development, and the United Nations Development Program. Dr. Lubowski received his Ph.D. and A.M. in Political Economy and Government from Harvard University and his A.B. from Harvard College.