Chloé F. Smith is a Climate Change Research Fellow in the Climate Program at the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE). Chloé’s research focuses on climate change issues and solutions, with an emphasis on the transportation and aviation sectors.
Prior to joining CLEE, Chloé worked on an environmental health law and human rights project regarding toxic contaminated sites on indigenous land in Alaska. She earned her LL.M. from Berkeley Law with a certificate of specialization in Environmental Law. Previously, she practiced at the State Public Health Department in Switzerland. She also worked as a litigator in civil, corporate and criminal law. Chloé has been admitted to the Swiss bar and she received her law degree from the University of Geneva. During her first masters, she spent a semester at York University in Toronto, studying Canadian environmental justice issues.
Outside of CLEE, Chloé is a member of several non-profit organizations, including Avocat.e.s pour le Climat, a network of climate-sensitive attorneys in Switzerland. She also serves on the board of Chemical Alert Africa, which focuses on the elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals from the environment and volunteers for Alaska Community Action on Toxics, an environmental justice organization.

LL.M. & Certificate of specialization in Environmental Law, UC Berkeley (2024)
Master of Law & Certificate of Transnational Law, University of Geneva, Switzerland (2016)
J.D. equivalent, Bachelor of Law, University of Geneva, Switzerland (2013)