Raphael Calel

Raphael Calel is an Associate Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University. His research focuses on the intersection of climate change, environmental policy, and economics, with a particular emphasis on carbon markets, regulatory frameworks, and the socioeconomic impacts of climate variability. He collaborates extensively with international researchers to analyze policy effectiveness and climate science uncertainties.

His work explores topics such as the design and implementation of emissions trading systems (e.g., EU ETS), the efficacy of carbon offsets, and the implications of climate variability on local communities. He also investigates methodological challenges in climate modeling and policy evaluation, including non-Markovian energy balance models and the political economy of climate governance.

Notable contributions include critiques of carbon market mechanisms, analyses of temperature variability impacts, and the development of new frameworks for assessing regulatory policies. His interdisciplinary approach bridges climate science, economics, and policy design to address global climate challenges.