Office: | Chairman of the Puerto Rico Energy Commission |
Termstart: | August 2014 |
Termend: | 2017 |
Appointer: | Alejandro García Padilla |
Successor: | José H. Román (Interim)[1] |
Appointer2: | Alejandro García Padilla |
Office2: | Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Solid Waste Authority |
Termend2: | August 2014 |
Termstart2: | January 2013 |
Birth Name: | Agustín Francisco Carbó Lugo |
Birth Date: | 27 February 1970[2] [3] |
Birth Place: | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
Education: | Northeastern University (BS, MS)Vermont Law School (JD)Yale University (M.E.M.) |
Agustín Francisco Carbó Lugo[4] (born February 27, 1970) is an energy and environmental lawyer and the President & CEO of ClimaTHINK Institute for Climate Law & Policy.[5]
He holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree in civil and environmental engineering from Northeastern University, a juris doctor from Vermont Law School, and a master of environmental management from Yale University. Carbó is also a member of the Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity.
He served as the first chairman of the Puerto Rico Energy Commission (PREC)[6] and the executive director of the Puerto Rico Solid Waste Authority under the administration of governor Alejandro García Padilla.[7] He was an Assistant Regional Counsel for the United States Environmental Protection Agency.