Lee Beck

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EnergySource

Nov 29, 2020

Which Trump Administration-era policies should the incoming Biden-Harris Administration continue?

By Global Energy Center

Amidst the Trump Administration’s empty talk of “energy dominance,” “freedom gas,” and “the cleanest air, the cleanest water,” the Administration developed a number of good policies that align with President-elect Biden’s climate, energy security, and foreign policy objectives. If the Senate remains in Republican hands, these areas might be some of the best opportunities President-elect Biden has to advance his climate and energy goals.

Energy & Environment United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Sep 16, 2020

Experts react: Von der Leyen outlines vision for Europe’s post-COVID future

By Atlantic Council

Von der Leyen used her first State of the European Union Address to push European leaders to “make change happen by design—not by disaster or by diktat from others in the world.” Atlantic Council experts react to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s speech and its implications for future EU policy.

Climate Change & Climate Action Coronavirus

EnergySource

Sep 15, 2020

Scaling CCUS: Catalyzing policy and financial innovation

By Emily Burlinghaus, Reed Blakemore, Lee Beck

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is critical to decarbonizing heavy industry and meeting global climate goals. But significant roadblocks to financing have prevented the ability of industry to scale up CCUS projects. New financing tools and a coordinated approach by policy makers, industry representatives, and financial institutions can help CCUS drive the energy transition.

Energy & Environment Energy Transitions

Lee Beck is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center. Beck is the chief global policy officer at HIF Global, an international electro-fuel company. Beck serves on the advisory boards of Project Tempo and Energy Policy Group Romania.

Prior to HIF Global, Beck served as the Clean Air Task Force’s (CATF’s) senior director in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, overseeing CATF’s climate strategy. She was also responsible for advancing CATF’s global climate policy efforts, including its presence at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

Beck helped launch the global Nuclear Scaling Initiative, which scales nuclear energy in the United States and Central and Eastern Europe. She is also expert in carbon management technologies, having worked in this field at both the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute and CATF. Under her leadership, the team helped secure $12 billion in funding for carbon capture, removal, and storage in the US Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, as well as to make improvements to the 45Q tax credit in the Inflation Reduction Act.

She also worked for the Vermont Energy Investment Cooperation, at Eni USA in their Washington, DC, International Relations Office, and the European Union’s Delegation to the United States. She has also worked as a journalist, reporting for multiple outlets from Germany, Italy, Tanzania, and Hong Kong.

Beck’s commentary and expertise on climate and energy issues has been quoted in Bloomberg, the Washington Post, the Financial Times, and Tagesspiegel.

Beck has an MA in international affairs and economics with concentrations in energy, resources, and environment and political economy from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. A German citizen and naturalized American, Beck speaks German, French, and Italian.