COP31 Dialogues 3: What Does Civil Society Expect? From Coal Phase-Out to the Action Agenda
Organised by Istanbul Policy Center on 5 October 2026 under the theme “What Does Civil Society Expect?”, the third meeting of the COP31 Dialogues series examined Türkiye’s climate policy priorities, focusing on coal phase-out and electrification, carbon pricing and trade, food security, and climate and health. The civil society forum following the panel explored coal phase-out, climate negotiations, and civil society’s priorities ahead of COP31.
Ümit Şahin
Ümit Şahin is Senior Scholar and the Head of Climate Change Program at Istanbul Policy Center.
umit.sahin@sabanciuniv.edu
Ebru Voyvoda
Ebru Voyvoda is a member of the International Advisory Council of Istanbul Policy Center-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initative. She is also a faculty member in the Department of Economics in Middle East Technical University since September 2004.
Dijan Balkaroğlu
Dijan Balkaroğlu works as the “Towards COP31” Project Coordinator within the Climate Change Program at Istanbul Policy Center.
dijan.balkaroglu@sabanciuniv.edu
Akgün İlhan
Akgün İlhan is an academic and researcher who has worked on water management, environmental policy and climate change since 2006.
akgun.ilhan@sabanciuniv.edu
Onur Akgül
Onur Akgül is the researcher and project coordinator of the Promoting Just Transition in Turkey project led by IPM. A graduate of Public Administration from Dokuz Eylül University, Akgül has been conducting research and analysis projects on climate change, environmental protection, air pollution, Health Impact Assessment, energy policies, democratic participation and just transition for more than 10 years, working with academia and civil society on developing policy recommendations in these areas.
onur.akgul@sabanciuniv.edu