Carole LeBlanc: A Climate Change Enthusiast

University of New England’s students seem to take an interest in Dr. Carole LeBlanc’s class as she is able to grab attention by discussing the importance of climate change, relating to real world examples in her personal experience.  

Angelina Keizer

University Student

March 25, 2025

Environmental Professor at University of New England, Dr. Carole LeBlanc continues to spark a thirst of interest about Climate Change in UNE’s students. Alongside teaching about climate change she has also written books on it! Dr. LeBlanc was the editor of Demystifying Climate Risk, Volumes I and II as well as contributing author and editor of The Perils of Climate Risk. 

Dr. LeBlanc was the first American woman to graduate from the doctoral program in Sustainable Development and Management at Erasmus University, the Netherlands. LeBlanc is a former special expert on emerging contaminants for the United States Department of Defense (Dod). In 2007, she was awarded a Defense Special Act Award for her part in the formation of the DoD’s toxic and hazardous chemicals reduction plan, mandated by a presidential executive order. In 1999, she was part of a Massachusetts state team that received the prestigious Ford Foundation and John F. Kennedy School of Government/Harvard University’s Innovations in American Government Award.