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Author: Lindsay Iversen

Lindsay Iversen

Lindsay Iversen is the Deputy Director of the forthcoming Climate Realism Initiative at the Council on Foreign Relations, a leading foreign policy think tank. Previously, Lindsay was the Deputy Director at the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC), an interdisciplinary center that works to address the global energy challenge: providing sufficient, affordable energy to power human development while avoiding the worst impacts of climate change and air pollution that damages human health. Prior to joining EPIC, she was the Associate Director, Climate and Resources at CFR, where she played a central role in CFR’s work on climate change, food security and water security, and earlier served as Special Assistant to the President, Research for CFR’s then-president, Richard Haass. Iversen also has worked as a consultant to the agricultural development program at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and conducted research for several UK-based organizations working on conflict and development issues. She received her BA from Sarah Lawrence College and an MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics.

Lindsay Iversen is the Deputy Director of the forthcoming Climate Realism Initiative at the Council on Foreign Relations, a leading foreign policy think tank. Previously, Lindsay was the Deputy Director at the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC), an interdisciplinary center that works to address the global energy challenge: providing sufficient, affordable energy to power human development while avoiding the worst impacts of climate change and air pollution that damages human health. Prior to joining EPIC, she was the Associate Director, Climate and Resources at CFR, where she played a central role in CFR’s work on climate change, food security and water security, and earlier served as Special Assistant to the President, Research for CFR’s then-president, Richard Haass. Iversen also has worked as a consultant to the agricultural development program at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and conducted research for several UK-based organizations working on conflict and development issues. She received her BA from Sarah Lawrence College and an MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics.

Articles by Author: Lindsay Iversen

Two young girls and a boy are drawing a picture while lying down in the park.

Climate Education: A Sputnik Moment in Need of a Sputnik Response

Posted By  Ian Gilchrist , Lindsay Iversen
  • ON February 13, 2025

Preparing future generations is an essential step in the fight against climate change. It’s time to treat it like one. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik into orbit. With this one small satellite, the Soviets announced the opening of...

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