What They’re Saying: Chicago Curriculum

Beginning in Fall 2025, undergraduates at the University of Chicago will have the opportunity to major in Climate and Sustainable Growth. The major is the first degree program anchored in the Chicago Curriculum on Climate and Sustainable Growth, a pioneering new approach to energy and climate education being led by the Institute that recognizes that to understand the climate and sustainable growth challenge, students must grapple with its foundational elements, complexities, and tradeoffs using a 360-degree approach. 

Below are some perspectives from key climate and energy leaders about the need and importance of the new Chicago Curriculum.

What They're Saying

John Podesta, Former Sr Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy, The White House
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Ernie Moniz, Former U.S. Secretary of Energy
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Todd Stern, Former U.S. Climate Envoy
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Calvin Butler, CEO, Exelon
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Paul Dabbar, Former Undersecretary for Science, U.S. DOE
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Heidi Heitkamp, Former U.S. Senator (D-ND); Former Director, UChicago Institute of Politics
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Carlos Curbelo, Former U.S. Congressman (R-FL)
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David Foley, Sr. Managing Director & Global Head of Blackstone Energy Transition Partners; Chair of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth Advisory Group
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Sue Biniaz, Distinguished Fellow, Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth; Former Principle Deputy Envoy for Climate at The White House
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