Taking Stock of Climate Negotiations: Fossil Fuels, Just Transition and Emerging Priorities
Organised by Istanbul Policy Center, this press conference will take place on 18 November 2026, from 16:00 to 16:30, in Press Conference Room 2 – Yunus Emre in the COP31 Blue Zone. The discussion will assess developments in the climate negotiations, focusing on fossil fuels, just transition and emerging priorities. Ümit Şahin from IPC will moderate the event, with Onur Akgül from IPC, representatives of Climate Network Türkiye and representatives of international climate NGOs participating.
Ümit Şahin
Ümit Şahin is Senior Scholar and the Head of Climate Change Program at Istanbul Policy Center.
umit.sahin@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