Jackson Guze

Research Coordinator

California Center for Sustainable Communities

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Jackson Guze is the Research Coordinator at the California Center for Sustainable Communities (CCSC) within UCLA’s Institute for the Environment and Sustainability. Jackson brings a background working in government, with prior experiences in environmental policy and planning at LADWP, the Los Angeles City Council, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). He is interested in work focusing on institutional responses to climate change, including energy policy, the logistics industry, and the successes and failures of the regulatory state.

Jackson obtained his M.P.A. in Environmental Science and Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs in 2019. He completed a B.A. in Columbia University’s Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies in 2018. He previously contributed to the Red Sea Net project, exploring the impact of climate change on everyday life for youth in Red Sea-adjacent countries.

Projects

Electric distribution and generation in the foreground with natural gas infrastructure in the background.

Mindful Gas Decommissioning

California’s goal of decarbonizing the state’s energy sector by 2045 requires an accompanying strategic approach to the decommissioning of the extensive gas infrastructure.