What They’re Saying | Our Mission and Potential for Impact

In October 2024, we launched the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth. Our groundbreaking new institute aims to leverage UChicago’s unique legacy and resources to balance the risks of a changing climate with the essential need for human progress and growth. We’ll do this through cutting-edge research, trailblazing education, and international engagement.

Since our launch, we’ve been talking with key climate and energy leaders about our mission and ability to have an impact. Here are some perspectives from our first set of conversations.

What They're Saying

John Podesta, 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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Hina Rabbani Khar, Member of the Pakistan National Assembly; Former Foreign Minister of Pakistan
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Heidi Heitkamp, Former U.S. Senator (D-ND); Director, UChicago Institute of Politics
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Paul Dabbar, Former Undersecretary for Science, U.S. DOE
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Nat Keohane, President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
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Carlos Curbelo, Former U.S. Congressman (R-FL)
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Carl Pope, Senior Advisor, UN Envoy for Cities and Climate Michael Bloomberg
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Heather McTeer Toney, Former Regional U.S. EPA Administrator, Southeast
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Pascal Lamy, Chair, Climate Overshoot Commission; Former WTO Director-General
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