John Coequyt

John Coequyt is the director of U.S. government affairs at RMI, formerly Rocky Mountain Institute. He specializes in climate change issues and energy policy formulation.

He has been involved with climate change and energy for over a decade. Currently, he directs the Sierra Club’s international climate programs and serves as its federal climate campaign leader.

Early Life and Education

The early years are critical periods in children’s brain development. Between birth and eight, they experience rapid growth that shapes social skills, self-worth, world view and moral outlook. During this time they also begin to form the basis for lifelong moral beliefs and perspectives.

Early education experiences are critical for a child’s future success both academically and socially. Studies have demonstrated that kids who receive quality instruction during their early schooling are more likely to do well in school, require fewer repeat grades, and graduate from college with greater odds.

A strong school-family partnership is critical for a child’s educational success in the early years. To create an environment that is both secure and supportive, as well as expose kids to various social and emotional learning activities, it’s essential that both parties work together towards this end.

Professional Career

John Coequyt is an accomplished environmentalist with the capacity for multitasking. As director of Sierra Club’s federal policy and advocacy team, he has been at the forefront of policymaking for nearly a decade, spearheading initiatives like advocating for Clean Air Act reform. Unfortunately, Coequyt knows all too well the potential pitfalls that EPA regulations can present; his most notable misstep may have been their ineffective oversight on climate change – ironic considering he was originally responsible for their rewrite of rules in the first place!

Personal Life

Coequyt is the Director of Sierra Club International Climate Programs and an expert on domestic climate change and energy issues. He has been involved with these issues for over a decade. Before joining the Sierra Club, Coequyt served as Senior Analyst at Environmental Working Group.

Coequyt opposed EPA Administrator Pruitt’s stringent regulations designed to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. He criticized the agency for setting standards too difficult for such facilities to meet, and further noted that such rules would undermine smog reduction efforts. In May 2011, he sent an email directly to Michael Goo – then head of policy division at EPA – from his personal Yahoo email address; these emails were later published by Business Insider on Monday.