Kyle Meng

About Kyle Meng

Kyle Meng is an Associate Professor at the Bren School of Environmental Management and the Department of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Climate and Energy Program Director at the Environmental Markets Lab. During 2023-2024, he served as Senior Economist for climate, energy, and environment at the White House Council of Economic Advisers. An environmental and resource economist with training in engineering and atmospheric physics, Professor Meng studies the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity consequences of environmental policies, with a focus on climate policies. He has published in leading science and economics journals including the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Nature, Science, and PNAS. His research has been covered by major media outlets and he has appeared before the U.S. Congress. He received his PhD in Sustainable Development from Columbia University and his Bachelor’s in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Princeton University. A first-generation immigrant, he was a recipient of the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. He is a board member of the Union of Concerned Scientists.