
Kristina Karlsson
Senior Program Manager, Climate and Economic Transformation
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As the Program Manager for the Climate and Economic Transformation program at the Roosevelt Institute, Kristina Karlsson supports the think tank’s work on climate, public power, and the ways that government can catalyze large-scale economic change.
Prior to joining Roosevelt, Karlsson held internships with Jeunesse and Development in Dakar, Senegal, where she provided operational support for scout-based youth enrichment programs, as well as the CDR Fundraising group, where she provided analytical support to nonprofit clients including UNHCR and American Red Cross. Kris earned a BA in economics and francophone studies from Bowdoin College.
Publications By The Author
Energy Price Stability: The Peril of Fossil Fuels and the Promise of Renewables
May 11, 2022
By Lauren Melodia, Kristina Karlsson
A Social Cost of Carbon Consistent with a Net-Zero Climate Goal
January 26, 2022
By Nicholas Stern, Joseph Stiglitz, Kristina Karlsson, Charlotte Taylor
A Green COVID-19 Recovery: Lessons from the ARRA
December 16, 2020
By Rhiana Gunn-Wright, Kristina Karlsson
A Green Recovery: The Case for Climate-Forward Stimulus Policies in America’s COVID-19 Recession Response
October 29, 2020
By Rhiana Gunn-Wright, Kristina Karlsson, Kitty Richards, Bracken Hendricks, David Arkush
Vertical Integration and the Market Power Crisis
April 29, 2019
By Adil Abdela, Kris Karlsson, and Marshall Steinbaum
Latest By The Author
Priorities for the Next Federal Reserve Chair: Assertively Take On Climate-Related Risk
August 16, 2021
By David Arkush Kristina Karlsson
Climate’s Filibuster Problem: Why Transformation Requires More Than Reconciliation
July 27, 2021
By Kristina Karlsson Rhiana Gunn-Wright
Black Americans Can’t Breathe: How Environmental Racism Has Intersected with COVID-19
July 7, 2020
By Kristina Karlsson
The Free Market Won’t Free Us From Our Collective Challenges, Especially Global Warming
November 4, 2019
By Kristina Karlsson
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Corporations Should Invest in Workers—Not Just Shareholders
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