Terrance Arthur Tamminen
Former Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency
Strategist on Energy and the Environment
Featured Works
Climate Finance: A Status Report and Action Plan, co-authored and released at COP21 in December 2015.
Watercolors: How JJ the Whale Saved Us
Cracking the Carbon Code: The Key to Sustainable Profits in the New Economy (Palgrave)
Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction (Island Press)
He has also written a series of best-selling “Ultimate Guides” to pools and spas (McGraw-Hill).
Tamminen regularly contributed blogs to CNBC, Fast Company, HuffPost, and Mother Nature Network.
Experiences
In 2003, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Tamminen as Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency. In December 2004, he was appointed Cabinet Secretary, serving as Chief Policy Advisor to the Governor. He continues to advise the former governor, as well as other regional, national, and international leaders, on energy and environmental policy.
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