Sciences Po Launches the Paris Climate School, the First European School Dedicated to Ecological Transition

The Paris Climate School will be the first European school to offer a degree in humanities and social sciences dedicated to ecological transition.

A centre of interdisciplinary excellence combining training, research and expertise, the Paris Climate School aims to train the next generation of public and private decision-makers capable of leading the environmental transformation of our societies.

In Response to the Climate Emergency

2024 was the hottest year on record, surpassing +1.5°C.

In such a context of aggravated climate crisis, it is time to acknowledge that:

• We all know how serious our common situation is, yet our societies are at a standstill, unable to act and transform themselves,
• We have to make a drastic shift from seeking uniquely technical solutions to an issue that is social and political at its core,
• Only 0.18% of environmental research is led by social scientists, although the humanities and social sciences are essential to carry out environmental change.

A Groundbreaking Project

The Paris Climate School offers a cutting-edge master’s programme designed to equip students with:

• A systemic and multiscale understanding of ecological transition and risks,
• Strong professional competencies (in law, economics, finance, public policy, and governance, etc.),
• Practical decision-making tools adapted to complex, uncertain, real-world environments.

Beyond the classroom, the Paris Climate School will serve as a hub for academic, institutional, and professional exchange on climate action – in the heart of Paris.

> Find out everything you need to know about the Paris Climate School project.

The Master Ecological Transition, Risks, and Governance

In 2026, a hundred students will be selected to join the first cohort of the Paris Climate School. They will follow a fully English-taught, cross-disciplinary master’s programme on environmental transformations and risk management, and graduate in 2028.

> Discover our Master Ecological Transition, Risks, and Governance.

Our Expert Advisors

The Paris Climate School has been shaped through a preliminary mission led by its Dean Laurence Tubiana, CEO of the European Climate Foundation and architect of the Paris Agreement, and Sophie Dubuisson-Quellier, Research Director at Sciences Po Centre for the Sociology of Organisations, who sits on the French High Council on Climate.

This mission brought together 30+ prominent figures from across all sectors such as Valérie Masson Delmotte (IPCC), Sébastien Treyer (IDDRI), Pascal Demurger (MAIF) or Jean Pisani-Ferry (I4CE).