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Laurence Tubiana is a French economist and diplomat. She is a professor and director of the “sustainable development” chair at Sciences Po. In 2001, she founded the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (Iddri). Since 2012, she co-chairs the Board of Directors of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). She also chairs the Board of Directors of the French Development Agency (AFD). She joined the UN Scientific Advisory Board at the end of 2013.
In 2014, Laurence Tubiana was appointed Special Representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Laurent Fabius, for the COP 21. She was also ambassador in charge of climate change negotiations until the end of 2016.
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The Green Deal is the New Social Contract
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Introduction
Winter, 2022: The geopolitical “interregnum”that we are living through is bringing with it readjustments that have previously been considered impossible. Two major parts of the Paris Agreement that had lacked means of implementation since 2015 were resolved at the COP27 in Egypt, which was beginning under the worst auspices. For more than thirty years, vulnerable … Continued
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Inclusive Multipolarity
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A Conversation With Vanessa Nakate
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Peace-building in the age of wartime ecology
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Can the EU Lead the Fight Against Climate Change?
Adam Tooze — In light of the important compromises reached last December on Europe’s new goal to reduce carbon gas emissions by 55% by 2030, I would first like to ask Enrico and Laurence how they view the development of Europe’s climate policy since the inauguration of the Green Deal. Enrico Letta — Last spring … Continued
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