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About the Program

The Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program explores how climate change and the responses to it are changing international politics, global governance, and world security. Our work covers topics from the geopolitical implications of decarbonization and environmental breakdown to the challenge of building out clean energy supply chains, alternative protein options, and other challenges of a warming planet.

Projects

The U.S. Foreign Policy for Clean Energy Taskforce

Clean energy and associated products are increasingly essential for the security and prosperity of the United States. But if the United States is to decarbonize its own economy and do its part to cut global emissions to net zero, it will have to effect change beyond its borders.

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Program Experts

Bentley Allan

Nonresident Scholar, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program

Henok Asmelash

British Academy Global Innovation Fellow, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program

Henok Asmelash

Katie Auth

Nonresident Scholar, Africa Program

Dan Baer

Senior Vice President for Policy Research, Director, Europe Program

Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar

President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Jennifer DeCesaro

Nonresident Scholar, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program

Jennifer DeCesaro

Kelly Sims Gallagher

Nonresident Scholar, Sustainability, Climate and Geopolitics Program

Kelly Sims Gallagher

Liliana Gamboa

Nonresident Scholar, Carnegie California; Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program

Noah Gordon

Fellow, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program and Fellow, Europe Program

Noah  Gordon ​​​​

Corey Hinderstein

Vice President for Studies

John Kerry

Nonresident Scholar, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program

John Kerry

Sarah Labowitz

Senior Fellow, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program

Sarah Labowitz

Olivia Lazard

Nonresident Fellow, Carnegie Europe

Leonardo Martinez-Diaz

Senior Fellow and Director, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program

Jessica Tuchman Mathews

Distinguished Fellow

Milo McBride

Fellow, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program

Kayly Ober

Visiting Scholar, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program

Kayly Ober

Alejandro Martin Rodriguez

Fellow, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program

Alejandro Rodriguez

Brett Rosenberg

Nonresident Scholar, American Statecraft Program

Narayan Subramanian

Nonresident Scholar, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program

Narayan Subramanian

Anirudh Suri

Nonresident Scholar, Technology and Society Program

Shana Tabak

Senior Fellow and Director, Climate Mobility Project, Sustainability, Climate and Geopolitics Program

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Katie Tobin

Nonresident Scholar, American Statecraft Program

Richard Youngs

Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program

What’s New

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Paper
Unlocking Global Geothermal Energy: Pathways to Scaling International Deployment of Next-Generation Geothermal

North America is a hot spot for geothermal innovation—but the potential spans the globe.

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    Milo McBride, Daniel Helmeci, Debbra Goh, …

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Article
What Is Climate Mobility, and Why Should We Care?

Climate disasters increasingly challenge people’s decisions about where to live. It’s time for the world to adapt.

    Liliana Gamboa, Debbra Goh

Featured Content

Climate Protest Tracker

Climate Protest Tracker

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Understanding the Future of Global Climate Movements

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Disaster Dollar Database

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In Case You Missed It

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Commentary
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Trump’s Plan to Push FEMA’s Role to the States Will Be a Fiscal Disaster

Many states are not equipped to handle their own recovery without federal help.

    • Sarah Labowitz

    Sarah Labowitz, Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, Debbra Goh

Workers walk in the flooded train station Tullnerfeld after heavy rain on September 17, 2024 in Pixendorf, Austria.
Paper
Comparing National Flood Insurance Frameworks: Lessons and Trade-Offs

Every year, flooding imposes large human and economic costs around the world. These damages are increasing. Land use practices can intensify the dangers, and many people lack insurance and struggle to recover from floods.

    • Susan Crawford

    Susan Crawford, Daevan Mangalmurti

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Introducing Carnegie’s Revamped Climate Protest Tracker

As climate activism expands and evolves, its complexity will likely increase, and detailed protest data will be essential to understanding the impacts.

    • Noah  Gordon ​​​​

    Debbra Goh, Noah Gordon

About Us

Climate Support Staff

Aislinn Familetti

Program Administrator, South Asia and Sustainability, Climate and Geopolitics Programs

Debbra Goh

Research Assistant, Sustainability, Climate and Geopolitics Program

Debbra Goh is a research assistant in the Sustainability, Climate and Geopolitics Program.

Daniel Helmeci

Research Assistant, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program

Daniel Helmeci is a research assistant in the Carnegie Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program.

Daevan Mangalmurti

Research Assistant, Sustainability, Climate and Geopolitics Program

Daevan Mangalmurti is a research assistant in the Sustainability, Climate and Geopolitics Program.

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