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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.
  - - Degree Program
      Undergrad major coming Fall 2025.
    - Other Academic Programs
    - What They’re Saying: Chicago Curriculum
Student Life
- - - Research Opportunities
    - Undergraduate Research Program
    - Bartlett Fellowships
    - DRW Fellowships
    - Predoctoral Fellowships
    - View All
  - - 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
    - UChicago Sustainability Dialogue
    - 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
    - In the midst of an air pollution crisis, there’s another way India can better enforce emission rules
      via Scroll.in
    - View All
  - - Podcasts
    - Valuing Access to Drinking Water in India, with Professor Fiona Burlig
      via Resources Radio
    - View All
  - - Research Highlights
    - Can Pollution Markets Work in Developing Countries? Experimental Evidence from India
    - View All
News
- - - In the News
    - What’s the Cost to Society of Pollution? Trump Says Zero.
      via The New York Times
    - Professor Shirley Meng Wins Battery Innovator Award
      via Batteries and Energy Storage Technology Magazine
    - How One Company Wants to Make Geoengineering Profitable
      via Undark
    - 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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Natalia Fabra

Professor of Economics, Carlos III University

Natalia Fabra is a Professor of Economics at Carlos III University. She is the Founder and Director of EnergyEcoLab and Principal Investigator of the ERC Advanced project (2025-2030) ENERGY-IN-TRANSITION. Her main research interests are in the areas of energy and environmental economics and competition policy.

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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.
  - - Degree Program
      Undergrad major coming Fall 2025.
    - Other Academic Programs
    - What They’re Saying: Chicago Curriculum
Student Life
- - - Research Opportunities
    - Undergraduate Research Program
    - Bartlett Fellowships
    - DRW Fellowships
    - Predoctoral Fellowships
    - View All
  - - 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
    - UChicago Sustainability Dialogue
    - 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
    - In the midst of an air pollution crisis, there’s another way India can better enforce emission rules
      via Scroll.in
    - View All
  - - Podcasts
    - Valuing Access to Drinking Water in India, with Professor Fiona Burlig
      via Resources Radio
    - View All
  - - Research Highlights
    - Can Pollution Markets Work in Developing Countries? Experimental Evidence from India
    - View All
News
- - - In the News
    - What’s the Cost to Society of Pollution? Trump Says Zero.
      via The New York Times
    - Professor Shirley Meng Wins Battery Innovator Award
      via Batteries and Energy Storage Technology Magazine
    - How One Company Wants to Make Geoengineering Profitable
      via Undark
    - 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
- - - Search

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