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About
- - - About the Institute
      Balancing the urgency of climate action with society’s need for sustainable growth through research, education, and international engagement
    - What They're Saying | Our Mission and Potential for Impact
  - - Global Approach
      Driving impact in the countries most central to the global climate and growth challenge
    - Building Blocks
      - EPIC
      - ETI
      - CSEi
      - Seeding new research
Education
- - - Chicago Curriculum on Climate and Sustainable Growth
      To understand the climate and sustainable growth challenge, students must grapple with its foundational elements, complexities, and tradeoffs from every angle.
  - - A Groundbreaking Education Program
      The Chicago Curriculum will serve as the foundation for a groundbreaking education program coordinated by the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth.
Student Life
- - - Research Opportunities
    - UChi Climate Fellowships
    - Bartlett Fellowships
    - DRW Fellowships
    - Predoctoral Fellowships
  - - UChicago at COP
      With UChicago Career Advancement, we send student delegations to international climate conferences.
    - Energy & Climate Club
      An undergraduate student group fostering the climate community on campus.
  - - Careers & Mentoring
    - Internship Program
    - Career Series
    - Alumni Community
    - Work in Climate
    - Climate & Energy Career Fair
  - - On Campus Programs
    - Green Fund
    - Climate Case Competition
    - Environmental Frontiers
    - Lunch & Learn
Research
- - - Research Pillars
    - Energy, Markets, and Policy
      Through EPIC, we're delivering solutions rooted in markets and smart policy design.
    - Technology and Innovation
      Through ETI, we're advancing energy storage technologies.
    - Climate Systems Engineering
      Through CSEi, we're evaluating the risks from more than a century of emissions.
  - - Entities and Resources
    - Programs & Labs, Projects, and More
      Bringing together scholars to foster high-impact results.
    - Research Funding
      Seeding new research to generate the next big climate ideas.
    - Tools & Data Resources
Scholars
Impact
Insights
- - - Opinions & Analysis
    - Comparing the benefits and risks of solar geoengineering
    - View All
  - - Podcasts
    - Sodium Replaces Lithium In A New Type Of Battery
      via Science Friday
    - View All
  - - Research Highlights
    - The Cost of Species Protection: The Land Market Impacts of the Endangered Species Act
    - View All
News
- - - Latest News
    - University of Chicago Launches Groundbreaking New Institute to Confront Climate Change
  - - In the News
    - Is it time to talk seriously about geoengineering?
      via E&E News
    - Experts: Drilling on Federal Land Will Not Affect Gas Prices
      via CNN
    - Solving renewable energy’s sticky storage problem
      via Knowable Magazine
    - View All
Events
- - - Featured Event
    - Climate Frontiers: Energy and Climate at UChicago
      The launch of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth
  - - Event Series & Around Campus
    - Seminars
    - Career Series
    - Energy & Climate Club
    - Lunch & Learn
    - Climate Frontiers

Contact

Get in touch with us.

General and Media Inquiries

Victoria Ekstrom High
Sr. Director of Communications & External Engagement
vekstrom@uchicago.edu

Physical Address

5757 S. University Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637

Mailing Address

1126 E. 59th St.
Chicago, IL 60637

©2025 The University of Chicago Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth

About
- - - About the Institute
      Balancing the urgency of climate action with society’s need for sustainable growth through research, education, and international engagement
    - What They're Saying | Our Mission and Potential for Impact
  - - Global Approach
      Driving impact in the countries most central to the global climate and growth challenge
    - Building Blocks
      - EPIC
      - ETI
      - CSEi
      - Seeding new research
Education
- - - Chicago Curriculum on Climate and Sustainable Growth
      To understand the climate and sustainable growth challenge, students must grapple with its foundational elements, complexities, and tradeoffs from every angle.
  - - A Groundbreaking Education Program
      The Chicago Curriculum will serve as the foundation for a groundbreaking education program coordinated by the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth.
Student Life
- - - Research Opportunities
    - UChi Climate Fellowships
    - Bartlett Fellowships
    - DRW Fellowships
    - Predoctoral Fellowships
  - - UChicago at COP
      With UChicago Career Advancement, we send student delegations to international climate conferences.
    - Energy & Climate Club
      An undergraduate student group fostering the climate community on campus.
  - - Careers & Mentoring
    - Internship Program
    - Career Series
    - Alumni Community
    - Work in Climate
    - Climate & Energy Career Fair
  - - On Campus Programs
    - Green Fund
    - Climate Case Competition
    - Environmental Frontiers
    - Lunch & Learn
Research
- - - Research Pillars
    - Energy, Markets, and Policy
      Through EPIC, we're delivering solutions rooted in markets and smart policy design.
    - Technology and Innovation
      Through ETI, we're advancing energy storage technologies.
    - Climate Systems Engineering
      Through CSEi, we're evaluating the risks from more than a century of emissions.
  - - Entities and Resources
    - Programs & Labs, Projects, and More
      Bringing together scholars to foster high-impact results.
    - Research Funding
      Seeding new research to generate the next big climate ideas.
    - Tools & Data Resources
Scholars
Impact
Insights
- - - Opinions & Analysis
    - Comparing the benefits and risks of solar geoengineering
    - View All
  - - Podcasts
    - Sodium Replaces Lithium In A New Type Of Battery
      via Science Friday
    - View All
  - - Research Highlights
    - The Cost of Species Protection: The Land Market Impacts of the Endangered Species Act
    - View All
News
- - - Latest News
    - University of Chicago Launches Groundbreaking New Institute to Confront Climate Change
  - - In the News
    - Is it time to talk seriously about geoengineering?
      via E&E News
    - Experts: Drilling on Federal Land Will Not Affect Gas Prices
      via CNN
    - Solving renewable energy’s sticky storage problem
      via Knowable Magazine
    - View All
Events
- - - Featured Event
    - Climate Frontiers: Energy and Climate at UChicago
      The launch of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth
  - - Event Series & Around Campus
    - Seminars
    - Career Series
    - Energy & Climate Club
    - Lunch & Learn
    - Climate Frontiers

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