WASHINGTON – Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG) is pleased to announce that Carol Khalil has joined the organization as Supervising Attorney for Clean Energy & Green Finance within its Climate Change & Environmental Justice (CCEJ) Program.
Carol joins L4GG from the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), where she served as Vice President and Corporate Sustainability Officer. In that role, she founded and led the company’s sustainability office, developing strategies to integrate clean energy, energy efficiency, and climate resilience into housing finance and capital markets. Among a number of accomplishments, Carol helped design financing and tools to support communities in developing energy-efficient and resilient housing, and partnered with CDFIs, state agencies, nonprofits, and community organizations to expand clean energy and climate resilient investment in disadvantaged communities.
“Carol brings a rare combination of financial expertise, policy experience, and commitment to climate justice that will strengthen our ability to support clean energy deployment and defend critical federal climate investments,” said Traci Feit Love, Executive Director of Lawyers for Good Government.
In her new role, Carol will help lead L4GG’s effort to help finance community-driven clean energy and environmental projects, implementing a just transition to the green economy. She will develop and oversee L4GG's green financing services, build partnerships with green banks, CDFIs, and other mission-aligned institutions, and provide legal guidance to the hundreds of state and local agencies, green banks, and community-based organizations that rely on L4GG to identify and leverage green financing options.
“I’m honored to join Lawyers for Good Government at such a critical moment for clean energy and climate justice,” said Carol Khalil, Supervising Attorney for Clean Energy and Green Finance. “The work L4GG does to ensure that communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis have access to legal expertise and green financing resources is exactly where I want to be putting my energy. I look forward to helping build the financing infrastructure that can make the clean energy transition real for the people and communities who need it most.”
“Carol’s background at the intersection of clean energy finance, housing, and community investment will be a tremendous asset to our program," said Jillian Blanchard, Senior Vice President of Climate Change and Environmental Justice at L4GG. “Her work expanding access to solar, efficiency upgrades, and resilient infrastructure aligns directly with our mission to ensure the clean energy transition reaches the communities that need it most.”
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