Fred Krupp
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Fred Krupp is the president of Environmental Defense Fund, a United States
-based nonprofit environmental advocacy group
.
Krupp is a graduate of Yale University
with a law degree from the University of Michigan
and has taught environmental law
at both schools.
Prior to joining Environmental Defense Fund, Krupp spent several years in private law practice in New Haven, Connecticut
in several firms: Cooper, Whitney, Cochran & Krupp (1984); partner, Albis & Krupp (1978-1984). During that time he also was founder and general counsel for the Connecticut Fund for the Environment (1978-1984), a leading state environmental group.
Since 1984, when he became president of Environmental Defense Fund, he has been influential in developing many innovative market-based solutions, including the acid rain
reduction plan in the 1990 Clean Air Act, and the U.S. proposal to achieve least-cost greenhouse gas
reductions in the Kyoto Protocol
.
According to the Form 990 filed by Environmental Defense Fund with the Internal Revenue Service
as required by law, in 2004 he earned $357,057 in salary and $51,113 in other compensation as president.
Krupp serves on the board of the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, the John F. Kennedy School of Government
Environment Council, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
, and the Leadership Council of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. He has served on the President’s Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations for Presidents Bill Clinton
and George W. Bush
.
He is the recipient of the 1999 Keystone Leadership in Environment Award, and the 2002 Champion Award from the Women’s Council on Energy and the Environment.
In March 2008, Earth: The Sequel, the book he wrote with journalist Miriam Horn, was released. It highlights innovators and the technology they are creating to fight global warming.
He lives in Connecticut
with his wife, Laurie, and their three children.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-based nonprofit environmental advocacy group
Environmental organization
An environmental organization is an organization that seeks to protect, analyze or monitor the environment against misuse or degradation or lobby for these goals....
.
Krupp is a graduate of Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
with a law degree from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
and has taught environmental law
Environmental law
Environmental law is a complex and interlocking body of treaties, conventions, statutes, regulations, and common law that operates to regulate the interaction of humanity and the natural environment, toward the purpose of reducing the impacts of human activity...
at both schools.
Prior to joining Environmental Defense Fund, Krupp spent several years in private law practice in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
in several firms: Cooper, Whitney, Cochran & Krupp (1984); partner, Albis & Krupp (1978-1984). During that time he also was founder and general counsel for the Connecticut Fund for the Environment (1978-1984), a leading state environmental group.
Since 1984, when he became president of Environmental Defense Fund, he has been influential in developing many innovative market-based solutions, including the acid rain
Acid rain
Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it possesses elevated levels of hydrogen ions . It can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals, and infrastructure. Acid rain is caused by emissions of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen...
reduction plan in the 1990 Clean Air Act, and the U.S. proposal to achieve least-cost greenhouse gas
Greenhouse gas
A greenhouse gas is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone...
reductions in the Kyoto Protocol
Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change , aimed at fighting global warming...
.
According to the Form 990 filed by Environmental Defense Fund with the Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...
as required by law, in 2004 he earned $357,057 in salary and $51,113 in other compensation as president.
Krupp serves on the board of the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, the John F. Kennedy School of Government
John F. Kennedy School of Government
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvard's graduate and professional schools...
Environment Council, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions is one of seven interdisciplinary research institutes at Duke University located in Durham, North Carolina...
, and the Leadership Council of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. He has served on the President’s Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations for Presidents Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
and George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
.
He is the recipient of the 1999 Keystone Leadership in Environment Award, and the 2002 Champion Award from the Women’s Council on Energy and the Environment.
In March 2008, Earth: The Sequel, the book he wrote with journalist Miriam Horn, was released. It highlights innovators and the technology they are creating to fight global warming.
He lives in Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
with his wife, Laurie, and their three children.
External links
- EarthTheSequel.com
- Video: Earth: The Sequel
- "The Making of a Market-Minded Environmentalist", autobiographical article by Fred Krupp in Strategy+BusinessStrategy+Businessstrategy+business is a business and management magazine published by Booz & Company, and edited by Art Kleiner. Prior to the separation of Booz & Company and Booz Allen Hamilton in 2008, strategy+business was published by Booz Allen Hamilton...
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