Laurence Tubiana is CEO of the European Climate Foundation, Special Envoy for COP30 to Europe, and co-chair of the Global Solidarity Levies Task Force. A key architect of the Paris Agreement, she served as France’s Climate Change Ambassador and Special Representative for COP21, and was later appointed UN High-Level Champion for climate action.
Laurence has worked at the intersection of climate, energy, and sustainable development for decades, engaging across government, academia, NGOs, and international institutions. She regularly contributes to international media including Le Monde and the Financial Times, and is in frequent dialogue with political leaders, academic peers, and civil society actors.
She previously advised French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin on environmental policy, and created the Directorate for Global Public Goods at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2019 to 2020, she co-chaired the governance committee of France’s Citizens’ Climate Convention, helping ensure the independence and ambition of this participatory democratic initiative.
Laurence is the dean of the newly-established Paris Climate School within Sciences Po, and is currently a Professor of Democratic Studies at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. She founded and directed the Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales (IDDRI), and has held senior academic roles in France and the US. She has received numerous national and international honours, including France’s Légion d’Honneur in 2024.