Anil Baral is a senior researcher with expertise on biofuels/bioenergy, life cycle analysis and environmental policy. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Environmental Sciences from Arkansas State University. He has extensively published in peer-reviewed journals in areas of LCA, bioenergy, and environmental policy. Prior to joining the ICCT, he was actively involved in developing a novel LCA tool called Eco-LCA at the Ohio State University. At the ICCT he works with regulators in the US and Europe assisting the formulation and effective implementation of low carbon fuel policies, and conducts research on LCA and low carbon fuels. He previously worked as environmental coordinator at Martin Chautari, a non-profit organization, conducting research on electric vehicles and promoting alternative fuel vehicles in Kathmandu, Nepal.