Kristina Costa is an American political adviser and climate mitigation leader. Costa was a senior Biden White House aide, and previously was an advisor in the Obama White House.
Notably, Costa co-led the White House's federal implementation of the $370 billion Inflation Reduction Act during the Biden Administration.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation Costa led the White House Office of Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation (OCEII), implementing all aspects of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which is the largest climate and clean energy legislation in U.S. history.
The White House office she led (OCEII) was created in 2022 by Executive Order 14082. Her role overseeing the rollout of the IRA involved implementing tens of new U.S. tax credit programs, incentive programs, encompassing the most sweeping climate and energy policy in the U.S. to date.
Aspects of the law have been rolled back by the Trump Administration, and the policy evolution has been tracked closely by energy, infrastructure, and climate organizations.
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