Clayton Munnings is a widely published environmental economist with over three dozen scholar articles and policy papers focused on carbon pricing and methane emission policies. He holds an A.S. from Monroe Community College, a B.S. from Cornell University, and an M.S. from UC Berkeley. He is completing his PhD at UC Berkeley with a focus on novel methods to create and identify high-quality carbon offsets.
Clayton currently serves as Strategic Advisor to the International Emissions Trading Association, Expert to Perspective GmbH’s International Initiative for Development of Article 6 Methodology Tools, and Board Member at Eartshot Now. He operates a consulting firm that provides advice to countries, corporations, and startups abating greenhouse gas emissions through carbon pricing, climate finance, and carbon offsets.
He has written climate laws for top-emitting countries, built carbon offset quality assurance frameworks for large companies, and designed investment strategies for novel approaches to climate finance. Previously, Clayton held roles as Researcher and Portfolio Manager at Kepos Capital LP, Economist in the Executive Office of the California Air Resources Board, Senior Research Associate at Resources for the Future, Short Term Consultant at the World Bank, and Youth Delegate to the UNFCCC for SustainUS.
