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Anne Christianson, Ph.D., is the director of International Climate Policy at American Progress. She has more than a decade of environmental policy experience, alongside her academic research in conservation and climate adaptation. Prior to joining American Progress, Christianson worked for The Pew Charitable Trusts, building multilateral support for marine protections and ocean-based climate actions in the Antarctic. Previously, she supported ocean policy at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, was on the government relations team at Ocean Conservancy, and worked on environment and agriculture policy for then-Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN).

Christianson earned a doctorate in natural resources science and management from the University of Minnesota, where her research focused on the social and ecological impacts of ecosystem-based approaches to climate adaptation. She holds a master’s degree in biodiversity conservation from the University of Oxford and a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies and political science from St. Olaf College. Originally hailing from St. Paul, Minnesota, she calls Washington, D.C., home.

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These Fossil Fuel Industry Tactics Are Fueling Democratic Backsliding Article
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These Fossil Fuel Industry Tactics Are Fueling Democratic Backsliding

As citizens around the world increasingly favor serious policy action to fight climate change, the fossil fuel industry is undermining democratic principles to stem the tide of climate action—spreading misinformation and obstructing elected governments’ climate efforts, promoting anti-democratic movements and candidates, and even undermining democratic rights.

To Tackle Climate Change, the Cycle of Crisis, Debt, and Underinvestment in the Global South Must End Article
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To Tackle Climate Change, the Cycle of Crisis, Debt, and Underinvestment in the Global South Must End

The United States must push for transformative reforms to the global financial system to alleviate Global South debt burdens that prevent investments in climate, development, and democratic institutions.

Kate Donald, Frances Colón, Anne Christianson, 2 More Heba Malik, Cassidy Childs

Nations Must Link Climate and Nature Crises, or Risk Failing To Address Both Article
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Nations Must Link Climate and Nature Crises, or Risk Failing To Address Both

As the U.N. conference on biodiversity begins, participating nations must do what those at the recent climate change conference failed to accomplish: acknowledge the link between the climate and nature crises, setting up governments to take bold action on both.

Anne Christianson, Sally Hardin, Miriam Goldstein, 1 More Jenny Rowland-Shea

The US and EU must support climate loss and damage action In the News

The US and EU must support climate loss and damage action

Anne Christianson and Dennis Tänzler urge the United States and European Union to support climate loss and damage action at next month’s United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change conference.

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Anne Christianson, Dennis Tänzler

Implementing Ocean Climate Solutions and Marine Protected Areas Require U.S. Leadership at the Our Ocean Conference Article
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Implementing Ocean Climate Solutions and Marine Protected Areas Require U.S. Leadership at the Our Ocean Conference

The seventh Our Ocean conference takes place this week in Palau, and the United States can lead global commitments on protecting nature that have stalled since the onset of the pandemic.

Angelo Villagomez, Miriam Goldstein, Anne Christianson

Achieving Energy Independence While Supporting European Allies Article
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Achieving Energy Independence While Supporting European Allies

Congress and the White House should act immediately to support our European allies and build long-term energy independence, while also providing American families with relief from the increased costs inflicted by the fossil fuel industry profiteering off Putin’s war on Ukraine.

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