European Chair for Sustainable Development and Climate Transition

About us

The European Chair for Sustainable Development and Climate Transition is a research body hosted at Sciences Po Paris.

Our mission is to study implementation pathways for sustainable policies and the climate transition in Europe and globally, and to support the EU's ambitious objectives, such as the European Green Deal and Clean Industrial Deal.

We are committed to establishing a broad network of actors who will contribute to research, education, and discussions on important topics such as just transition, climate mitigation and adaptation, energy transition, and green finance.

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Latest news

21 March 2025

Energy and Climate Cooperation Between the European Union and Japan – Time to Change Gears

The European Union (EU) and Japan have a long tradition of cooperation in the climate and energy fields. What had […]

14 March 2025

Issue 2 of the Sciences Po Energy Review

Read and download the second issue of the Sciences Po Energy Review here About the Sciences Po Energy Review The […]

7 March 2025

Event Summary: 10 Years after the Paris Agreement – Insights from Climate Leaders on Multilateralism and the Future of Climate Action

On 4 March 2025, we had the pleasure of co-hosting an event organised by IDDRI, Sciences Po’s Institute for Environmental […]

4 March 2025

The new European Commission and how it sees the role of renewable hydrogen

By Felix Schulz, Technische Universität Darmstadt Introduction On 27 November 2024, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, […]

28 February 2025

Green growth revisited: The EU’s Clean Industrial Deal

By Marc Ringel, Chairholder, and Sarah Thompson, Senior Research Programme Manager, European Chair for Sustainable Development and Climate Transition From […]

27 February 2025

10 Years After the Paris Agreement: A Conversation with Todd Stern

Join us for this event co-organised by IDDRI, Sciences Po’s Institute for Environmental Transformations, Centre for European Studies and Comparative […]

18 February 2025

Take part in this semester’s student essay challenge on competitiveness in a low-carbon economy!

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Chair’s student challenge for the 2025 Spring Semester. This essay challenge, […]

14 February 2025

Assessing COP29: Did the ‘Finance COP’ Meet its Lofty Goals?

By Sarah Thompson, PhD Candidate, Université libre de Bruxelles and Senior Research Programme Manager, European Chair for Sustainable Development and […]

10 February 2025

Fostering the Future of Green Finance: A Look Back at the Green Finance Challenge with HSBC Continental Europe

On 22 January 2025, we had the pleasure of celebrating the culmination of the 2024 Green Finance Challenge, an initiative […]

31 January 2025

New Report Highlights Lagging Sustainable Development in Europe

The Europe Sustainable Development Report 2025 (ESDR), published by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), has unveiled a troubling […]