Maggie Comstock Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

London, England, GB

London, England, GB

Chicago, Illinois, US

Pollination Law is an international law firm dedicated to accelerating the transition to a net-zero, nature-positive future. Our legal offerings include transactional support to environmental market participants, law and policy advice to public and private sector entities, and due diligence for carbon investments.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Led Conservation International’s (CI) overall climate policy engagement in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and other international.
• Engaged with country representatives at all levels, including ministers, ambassadors, technical advisors and negotiators; serve as an advisor to country delegations during UN negotiations
• Served as organizational technical expert on carbon markets, including Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), national carbon pricing policies.
• Engaged with national governments and CI country programs to influence national climate policies, including the incorporation of nature in nationally determined contributions (NDCs), formulation of REDD+ strategies and.
• Led internal, cross-divisional processes to formulate institutional climate policy priorities and positions
• Led shared policy strategies, advocacy efforts and position development with NGO and industry partners

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Led CI’s policy engagement in the UN climate negotiations and ICAO; prepared policy analyses and recommendations; conducted government outreach
• Served as organizational technical expert on carbon markets
• Engaged with national governments and CI country programs to advise on national climate policies, including NDCs, REDD+ strategies and domestic carbon pricing policies
• Led coalitions with partner institutions to facilitate coordination and joint policy positions
• Supervised three direct reports and oversaw deliverables

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Led CI’s policy engagement in UN climate negotiations and Green Climate Fund (GCF); prepared policy analyses and recommendations; conducted government outreach
• Collaborated with CI country programs to advise on national climate policies, including NDCs, national adaptation plans and REDD+ strategies
• Managed coalitions with partner institutions to facilitate coordination and joint policy positions
• Supervised Climate Change Policy Manager and oversaw deliverables

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Led CI’s engagement with the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), including policy position formulation, internal institutional coordination and partner coordination
• Led CI’s policy engagement with the GCF; served as a technical expert in the development of the GCF’s REDD+ pilot programme on results-based payments
• Served as organizational technical expert on UNFCCC and CBD finance negotiations
• Collaborated with CI country programs to advise on national climate and biodiversity policies

Washington, DC, US

• Researched and analyzed global green building policy and market trends to inform organizational advocacy and business strategies
• Managed the content and technical development of a global green building policy database
• Oversaw the development of 100 Green Building City Market Briefs, including managing content development and partner relationships with C40 cities, national Green Building Councils and local governments
• Developed organizational strategy for international climate negotiations, including UNFCCC and Rio+20
• Supported the policy and communications efforts of the World Green Building Council; provided policy expertise and advice to green building councils around the world
• Created and implemented the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Earth campaign, offering a refund of standard certification fees for the first LEED project certified in eligible countries

Washington, DC, US

• Analyzed federal green building, energy efficiency and green jobs legislation; prepared policy briefs and advocacy materials
• Managed coalition of leading organizations and companies as part of the Global Leadership in Our Built Environment (GLOBE) Alliance; wrote and translated monthly member newsletter in English and French; managed website.
• Organized the Green Jobs and International Summits at the annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, including speaker selection, outreach, coordination, content development and marketing

Washington, DC, US

• (January – May 2009; August 2009 – September 2010)
• Researched, analyzed and summarized green building laws; created interactive maps of policies and pending legislation in U.S. cities, counties and states using geographic information system software
• Coordinated advocacy letter campaign; managed the Public Policy and Advocacy website and database

Honolulu, Hawaii, US

London, GB

• Office of Meg Hillier, MP (Labour – Hackney South/Shoreditch)
• Tracked and summarized legislation for MP and constituents, notably the United Kingdom Climate Bill

Dublin, IE

• Office of Deputy Leo Varadkar, TD (Fine Gael – Dublin West)
• Conducted research on renewable energy and biofuels, contributing to government publications

Washington, DC, US

• Researched legislation; Communicated Congresswoman’s legislative positions to constituents

M.Phil., Environment, Society And Development

B.A., Politics