Laurence Tubiana — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as President and CEO of the European Climate Foundation since 2017.
Recognized as a key architect of the 2015 Paris Agreement, serving as France's Climate Change Ambassador and Special Representative for COP21.
Co-founded the Institute of Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) in 2001, heading it from 2002 to 2014.
Founded Solagral, an NGO focused on north–south cooperation, food, and agriculture, in the 1980s.
Served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the French Development Agency (AFD) between 2013 and 2022.
Holds positions as a professor at Sciences Po and Chair of Climate Practice at Ecole normale supérieure.
Obtained a doctorate in economics from Université Paris I (Sorbonne) in 1976.

Biography

Émilie Laurence Tubiana is a French economist, professor, and diplomat. She currently serves as President and CEO of the European Climate Foundation, a role she has held since 2017. Tubiana is widely recognized as a key architect of the 2015 Paris Agreement, having served as France's Climate Change Ambassador and Special Representative for the COP21 Climate Change Conference in Paris.

Her career includes significant contributions to sustainable development and international relations.