Dr. Katharina Koch is a Research Associate in the Energy and Environment division at the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. In her current role, she is contributing to the development of a Canadian climate policy database and the integration of EDI dimensions in Canadian climate policy. Previously, Dr. Koch was engaged in the Canadian Northern Corridor Research Program, where her research spanned a diverse array of themes linked to the infrastructural disparities in Canada’s northern regions. This encompassed investigations into the digital divide, Arctic security, and the far-reaching consequences of inadequate infrastructure for both northern residents and Indigenous Peoples. She has obtained her Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Oulu in Finland and she has a M.A. and a B.A. from Maastricht University in the Netherlands.