Bringing COP31 to Campus: Connecting Global Climate Action, Research, and Implementation

The event will feature a brief keynote address from Dr. Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Panelists will then provide firsthand reflections from COP31 on how global commitments can become investment, innovation, and policy.

Hosted by the Istanbul, Rio, and Athens Centers, in collaboration with the Climate School, this discussion aims to bring conversations and outcomes from around the world back to the Columbia campus.

Moderator

İpek Cem Taha, Founding Director of Columbia Global Center Istanbul

Opening Remarks

Wafaa El-Sadr, Executive Vice President, Columbia Global

Keynote

Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA)

Panel

• Alexis Abramson, Dean, Columbia Climate School; Professor of Climate, Columbia University.
• Erman Ilıcak, Co-Chair, Climate-Resilient Cities Working Group, COP31 Business Forum
• Mareva Grabowski–Mitsotakis, Climate, Earth and Society Distinguished Fellow, Columbia Climate School
• Gernot Wagner, Climate Economist | Columbia Business School, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Faculty Director of the Climate Knowledge Initiative at Columbia Business School.
• Andrew J. Kruczkiewicz, Senior Staff Associate II, National Center for Disaster Preparedness; Senior Researcher, International Research Institute for Climate and Society; Faculty Lecturer, Columbia Climate School