Carolyn Snyder is the director of DNREC's Division of Energy & Climate. Dr. Snyder leads Delaware's efforts to increase energy efficiency and renewable energy production in order to create new jobs and reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions. She manages over $70 million in programs that help Delaware residents and businesses save money through clean energy and efficiency. She also leads programs that assess the state's vulnerability to climate change impacts and develop plans to help Delaware adapt to a changing climate.

Dr. Snyder has spent the last decade working on climate and energy policy at institutions around the world. She received her Ph.D. from Stanford University’s Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, with a specialization in climate science and policy. Her advisors were Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) leaders Stephen Schneider and Christopher Field. Her research sought to better characterize important uncertainties in our understanding and predictions of climate change. Her dissertation examined the Earth’s sensitivity to climate change over the past million years. Dr. Snyder also assessed the impacts of extreme weather events in California. Prior to Stanford, she completed a Marshall Scholarship, where she earned a Masters in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford, and a Masters in Quaternary Science from the University of Cambridge.