Katie Lebling is a Senior Associate in WRI's U.S. Climate Program where she she leads research and analysis to inform responsible scaling of carbon dioxide removal approaches. She works at the state, federal, and international levels to advance policy recommendations that can enable sustainable and equitable scaling of a diverse suite of carbon removal approaches. Previously at WRI she worked on development and implementation of the Climate Watch global data platform.

Before joining WRI, she worked at The Asia Group, and interned at the Woodrow Wilson Center’s China Environment Forum and the Treasury Department’s Office of Environment and Energy.

She holds a Master's degree from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Energy, Resources, and the Environment, with one year spent studying in Nanjing, China, and has a B.A. from Colby College in Biology and Chinese language.

She lives in Brooklyn, New York.