Stephen Hammer

Dr. Stephen A. Hammer is Director of the Urban Energy Project at Columbia University’s Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy. Dr. Hammer researches and supports energy policymaking efforts in cities, and teaches graduate seminars on urban energy systems and distributed energy technologies. Dr. Hammer regularly lectures on environmental and energy topics around the United States, Europe, and China, and has published articles and opinion pieces in the New York Times, the New York Daily News, The Scotsman, and other international publications. In 2006, Dr. Hammer completed a comparison of energy policymaking practices in New York City and London, portions of which will be published this year in Urban Energy Transition (Elsevier Press).

In addition to teaching at Columbia University, Dr. Hammer provides research, regulatory, technical and project management support to public and private sector organizations. Past clients include several start-up firms, President George H.W. Bush’s Commission on Environmental Quality, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. National Park Service, the City of New York, leading international NGOs, and hundreds of small and medium-sized businesses around the U.S. and the Caribbean.

Dr. Hammer holds a PhD in Urban Planning from the London School of Economics, a Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, and a BS in Environmental Studies from the University of California at Davis.

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