Climate Change
The Climate Change program has been one of IPC’s main research priorities since 2013. IPC’s Climate Change Program publishes policy papers and reports on the energy transition, green economy, mitigation and adaptation policies, and the economic impacts of climate change. The Climate Change program works in the following thematic areas.
The Climate Change programme works in the following thematic areas.
Mitigation | Climate Diplomacy | Adaptation and Resilience | Knowledge and Communication
IPC’s Climate Change Program acts as a key platform to bring together stakeholders involved in climate action by providing opportunities for collaboration and dialogue with experts, academics, the public, civil society, and the private sector to increase the impact of actions on climate change. IPC represents Turkey in the Climate Transparency Network and the Mediterranean Alliance of Think Tanks on Climate Change (MATTCCh).
The Climate Change Program’s main research focus is to promote low-carbon SHURA ENERGY TRANSITION CENTER development, lead industrial decarbonization efforts—particularly in the steel sector—and contribute to the energy transition agenda by advocating for the gradual phase-out of coal. It also promotes a just transition to ensure that no one is left behind in the transition to a sustainable future. Through strategic partnerships with institutions such as Istanbul University – Cerrahpaşa, Boğaziçi University, and the National Institute of Public Health of Quebec (INSPQ), IPC has made significant contributions to understanding the health impacts of climate change.
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Networks
- Climate Transparency
- MATTCCh
Partnerships
- International Climate Politics Hub
- Climate Policy Lab
Gelecek Etkinlikler
COP31 Dialogues 1: Action Agenda (Clean Energy Transition)
The final panel of COP31 Dialogues 1: Action Agenda titled “Clean Energy Transition,” took place on April 16, 2026, in the Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman Meeting Room at Istanbul Policy Center. The panel was moderated by Onur Akgül from IPC and brought together Çağlar Çeliköz from Ember, Duygu Erten from TURKECO Energy/Ankara University, and Hasan Aksoy from the SHURA Energy Transition Center.
COP31 Dialogues 1: Action Agenda (Green Industrialization)
The final panel of the Action Agenda, titled “Green Industrialization,” took place on April 16, 2026, in the Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman Meeting Room at Istanbul Policy Center. Moderated by Dursun Baş from IPC, the panel featured Özge Kepenek Bozkırlıoğlu from ESG Partner Consulting and Yael Taranto from the SHURA Energy Transition Center.
COP31 Dialogues 1: Action Agenda (Zero Waste)
The first panel of “COP31 Dialogues 1: The Action Agenda,” titled “Zero Waste,” took place on April 16, 2026, in the Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman Meeting Room at Istanbul Policy Center. Moderated by Akgün İlhan from IPC, the panel featured Mercator–IPC Fellow Sedat Gündoğdu and Selim Yıldırım from Daktilo 1984.
COP31 Dialogues 1 - Action Agenda (The Importance of the Action Agenda, Priorities for COP31, and Civil Society’s Expectations)
The opening talks of “COP31 Dialogues 1: Action Agenda,” held on April 16, 2026, at the Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman Meeting Room at IPC Karaköy, featured Ümit Şahin from Istanbul Policy Center (IPC) and Nuri Özbağdatlı from the UNDP Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, who addressed “The Importance of the Action Agenda and Priorities for COP31.” Emel Türker Alpay from Greenpeace Türkiye spoke on “Civil Society’s Expectations for the Action Agenda.”
COP31 Explained 2: Just Transition
The second event in the event series organized as part of COP31 preparations took place on April 7, featuring Ümit Şahin, Coordinator of the IPM Climate Change Program, and Anabella Rosemberg, Senior Strategist on Just Transition & Climate Justice, CAN International and Sevil Acar, Economists, Boğaziçi University.
COP31 Insights 1: Road to Antalya, Negotiations, Action Agenda, and Global Expectations
The first event in the “COP31 Insights” webinar series, organized as part of preparations for COP31, took place on March 17. Moderated by Ümit Şahin, Climate Change Program Coordinator at Sabancı University–Istanbul Policy Center (IPC), the event featured Andreas Sieber from 350.org, Bengisu Özenç from the Sustainable Economy and Finance Research Association (SEFiA), and Cosima Cassel from E3G as speakers.PDF'ye dönüştür
