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Christina (Tina) Swanson, Ph.D.

Christina (Tina) Swanson, Ph.D., is senior scientist for policy and private sector partnerships with Project Drawdown. An environmental scientist with a background in cross-disciplinary research and engagement at the interface of science and policy, she is driven by a passion to turn science into action to benefit society. Tina has more than two decades experience in the environmental nonprofit arena.

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March 26, 2025
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All of us have many pathways to climate action
by Christina (Tina) Swanson, Ph.D.
A recent conversation with a friend got me thinking another way about the “who” and the “how” of climate action. 
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August 29, 2024
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To stop climate change, we need context and strategy alongside the science
by Christina (Tina) Swanson, Ph.D.
Shortly after I left academia to take a scientist position with a nonprofit environmental organization, a colleague from the Environmental Protection Agency – a key audience for my science-based advocacy – gave me some advice. “You need to understand,” he said, “that the government decision-makers you talk to don’t care about what you know. They care about how what you know can help them do their jobs.”
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February 1, 2024
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How do we unlock and accelerate climate action?
by Christina (Tina) Swanson, Ph.D.
Now comes the hard part. After decades of inadequate efforts to rein in greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change, we are running out of time. We need a new strategy. 
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Perspective  | October 17, 2023
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To solve climate change, those who can must do more
by Christina (Tina) Swanson, Ph.D.
Each and every one of us contributes to climate change – but some of us are going to need to do more to fix it. 
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