Leehi Yona

Leehi Yona is an Assistant Professor of Law at Cornell Law School, specializing in environmental and climate change law. Her research focuses on legal frameworks for greenhouse gas accounting, climate justice, and regulatory strategies for transformative environmental governance.

Professor Yona’s research examines interdisciplinary approaches to greenhouse gas accounting, addressing the challenges and gaps in current climate laws and policies and exploring ways to improve them. Her research has been published in leading journals such as the Harvard Environmental Law Review, Nature, Nature Sustainability, and the Journal of Environmental Science and Policy.

In addition to her academic achievements, Yona has been an influential voice in public discourse on climate issues, contributing over one hundred opinion pieces to prominent publications such as The Los Angeles Times, Science, and The Nation. Her insights have been featured in major news outlets, including The Guardian, The Washington Post, and NBC News.

Yona holds an A.B. in Environmental Studies and Biological Sciences from Dartmouth College, a Master of Environmental Science from Yale University, a J.D. from Stanford Law School, and a Ph.D. in Environment and Resources from the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.