Global Cooperation
A short history of climate change and the UN Security Council
Climate change has risen up the Security Council's agenda in recent years. Its members' stances often mirror their other geopolitical aims - but consensus is building.
Karolina Eklöw
Karolina Eklöw is a Swedish expert in policy and technology, advising policy actors, companies and multilateral organizations such as the European Union, United Nations, and Council of Europe. Whether in government, startup or civil society, her work has garnered acclaim from major media outlets, including The Guardian, AFP, and Reuters.
From 2017 to 2022, Karolina was involved in the largest effort in history to adapt the United Nations to address future risks. At SIPRI, she co-authored the first report presented as evidence of climate risks to the UN Security Council. Their research provided science-based recommendations aimed at reducing systemic issues within governments, particularly through the use of innovation. The proposals for new UN offices have now been adopted and funded.
From 2022 to 2024, she worked for the government technology company ClimateView, where she headed up communications, rolling out software to over 135 local authorities across Europe and the US. In 2025, she is incoming COO of Foresight Institute, a frontier technology think tank granting $1M+ to cutting-edge ideas that spur the use of responsible technology in public institutions.
As a mobilizer and organisation-builder, she has engaged hundreds of Global Shapers in the Nordic-Baltic region to build local organisations that dedicate thousands of pro bono hours to causes like fjord cleanups, donations and local impact prizes. She continuously provides opportunities for young people to represent their communities in international processes, including COP, the UN High-Level Political Forum and the World Economic Forum, where she has herself represented Sweden and the next generation of thinkers on multiple occasions between 2018-2024.
Karolina also contributes to jurys, boards, councils, and working groups, including the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), the AI for Good program at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the WIN WIN Award.
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