Anastasia Emelianoff

Anastasia’s research will focus on the question of how European climate and energy policies have transformed since the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. The Climate Media Fellowship will take her to Germany and France to witness contrasting energy solutions on national, regional and local levels. While in Germany, Anastasia will look into the increasing role that municipal governments and utilities play in achieving the countries’ energy goals.

Anastasia Emelianoff is a graduate student of Environmental and Energy Policy and a teaching assistant for the Maryland School of Public Policy in College Park, MD.  She holds a B.A. in Political Science from the College of Charleston, SC.  She currently works as a Program/Research Analyst for the Environmental Finance Center of Maryland and serves on the Executive Board of the MSPP Environmental Council.  She is also working in coordination with the Brookings Institution to publish her masters thesis project on the German renewable energy gamble.  Prior to graduate school, Anastasia worked as an urban planner in South Carolina for four years, in which she had the opportunity to co-write a ten year strategic plan for Charleston, SC.  During this time, she also worked to develop the groundbreaking Charleston Green Plan, the first municipal climate action plan in the state.  In her spare time, Ana enjoys working as a freelance graphic designer and blogger.