Master of Arts in International Environmental Policy
IPSS Assignment: Energy Information Administration – Washington D.C.
Noah was born and raised with his brother, Max, in the rural Athens, Pennsylvania by his parents, Albert and Diane. After graduating from high school in 2003, Noah attended the Pennsylvania State University with an International Politics major along with Chinese and Psychology minors. A fascination with Chinese language and culture led him to live in China for one year and directly influenced his choice to attend the Monterey Institute. While at the Monterey Institute, Noah enrolled in the International Environmental Policy program with a focus in energy and climate change. Much of his research has focused on the intersection of China and international climate and energy policy. Seeking to use his studies as force for positive change, Noah also worked as the Monterey Institute Sustainability Intern and student council representative to ensure campus carbon-neutrality and environmental objectives were met.
For the past six months, Noah conducted his IPSS fellowship at the Energy Information Administration (EIA). As a group, Azam Murtazaev, Boris Chumak, and Noah Lichtenstein have examined international renewable energy markets and the effects of United States climate change policy. While Noah’s research focuses primarily on China’s power sector and the influence of domestic energy and climate policy, his paper also explores the role China could play in supply greenhouse gas offset credits to the US. Noah also spent his time at the EIA learning more about international energy data and writing policy briefs on international oil markets including a document supporting the testimony of the EIA administrator. In addition to his supervisor, Joe Ayoub, Noah would also like to personally thank his mentor, Ken Vincent, for providing a long-term project on bettering the use of international data in EIA publications.
In the future, Noah plans on living in Washington, DC with his girlfriend and continuing work in energy, climate change, sustainability, or, hopefully, a combination of all three.
