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IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative

Reflections on COP29

The Istanbul Policy Center-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative hosted a panel titled "Reflections on COP29" on November 28 at IPC Karaköy. The panel was moderated by IPC Climate Change Cluster Coordinator Ümit Şahin and featured IPC Project Coordinator Dursun Baş, IPC Project Coordinator Onur Akgül, Marmara University Political Science Faculty Member Semra Cerit Mazlum, and CAN Europe Climate and Energy Policy Coordinator Özlem Katısöz as panelists.

Ümit Şahin

Ümit Şahin

Ümit Şahin is Senior Scholar and the Head of Climate Change Program at Istanbul Policy Center. 

umit.sahin@sabanciuniv.edu
Dursun Bsş

Dursun Baş

Dursun Baş serves as a researcher and coordinator in the "Decarbonization of the Turkish Steel Sector Project" (2022-ongoing) and the "Promoting the Just Transition in Turkey Project" (2023-ongoing) conducted by IPC.

dursun.bas@sabanciuniv.edu
Onur Akgül

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