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Suzanne Hunt
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Suzanne Hunt

Suzanne Hunt is the Founding Principal of Hunt Green, LLC. Suzanne is based in Washington DC and works on energy, climate/environment, food/agricultural, and international development, policy and investment. Her current and past clients include the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy branch of the U.S. Department of Energy, the Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC),Wolfensohn & Co., the Global Bioenergy Partnership, and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Ms. Hunt has extensive environmental research, policy, education and planning experience. She directed the Worldwatch Institute’s bioenergy program for two years where she coordinated the landmark study, "Biofuels for Transportation: Global Potential and Implications for Energy and Agriculture.” Under her leadership, a team of international experts in the field of bioenergy assessed the opportunities and risks of large-scale international development of biofuels. Before joining Worldwatch, she worked at Environmental Defense on social and environmental safeguard policy reform at the International Finance Institutions.

Ms. Hunt meets regularly with government, industry, and civil society leaders and with members of the media, appearing on CNN International, CNN en Español, MTV, Voice of America, and public radio. She speaks frequently before diverse audiences ranging from European Parliamentarians to farm associations and has been a guest speaker at a number of universities including Georgetown, the University of Minnesota, and American University. She also gets out into the field as much as possible, and in the spring of 2007 drove an old diesel truck on biodiesel and waste grease from Washington DC to Costa Rica, visiting producers and policymakers along the way as part of an energy, environment and rural development publicity drive called the “Greaseball Challenge.” A documentary film of the trip premeired in German and in Norway and will soon be released in in English. Science Magazine featured Ms. Hunt as a “Pioneer” in 2007.

Ms. Hunt’s agricultural roots sparked her involvement with the world of biofuels when she initiated the use of biodiesel at her family farm and winery, Hunt Country Vineyards, in its efforts to become a more sustainable business. Ms. Hunt has a BS in Environmental Science from Penn State and a dual master’s degree in International Affairs and Natural Resource Management from American University and the UN’s University for Peace in Costa Rica.


Selected Publications

  • Vital Signs 2006-2007. Biofuels Hit a Gusher. Worldwatch Institute. July 2006. Co-author.
  • State of the World 2006: Special Focus: China and India. Chapter 4: Cultivating Renewable Alternatives to Oil. Worldwatch Institute. January 2006. Co-author.


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Email Address

Suzanne can be contacted at suzanne@huntgreenllc.com.

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