Latest student activities

As education is central to the mission of the Chair, our team has launched several efforts to encourage students’ involvement in sustainable development and climate outside of their courses.

The Chair’s Team offers the following student activities:

  • Student blog 
  • Student challenges and essay competitions
  • Student-led podcasts

More information on our activities will be shared here regularly.

13 July 2025

Policy-Making Initiative for Sustainability

This year, the School of Public Affairs has created a new module, “Policy-Making Initiative for Sustainability” in partnership with the […]
13 July 2025

Unlocking Private Finance for Nature: A Regulatory Blueprint for Biodiversity Markets in the EU

By Rose AUPEPIN DE LAMOTHE-DREUZY, Salika MEHTA and Zélie POTTECHER The following policy brief is part of the School of […]
13 July 2025

Recommendations for Increasing the Acceptability of the Implementation of Paris’ Low Emission Zone (LEZ)

By Catalina ORDONEZ, Hunter HUBBARD, Irène THOMAS and Emilie GAYCHET The following policy brief is part of the School of […]
13 July 2025

The Great Green Wall: Towards Transparent, Participatory, and Equitable Restoration

By Gabriella COHEN, Lou DUCARTERON, Alice GALES, Ewa JAROSZ, Giorgia RAVERA and Katharina REISENBAUER The following policy brief is part […]
13 July 2025

Integrating Care Work into Just Transition Strategies

By Clara BERNARD, Shrinidi Nedumaram LAKSHMINARAYANAN, Sofia BENCURIKOVA, Vishal Vidya PRABAKARAN and Juana PERDOMENICO The following policy brief is part […]
24 June 2025

The Just Transition Mechanism: Making Sure No One Is Left Behind

By Alessia DI ROSA, Mara FELICE, Ornella FRESQUET, Claire OBERMEYER, Lola POTTIER and Emily VOGEL Leaving Someone Behind? The European […]
19 June 2025

Research and Deployment of Transformation Policies

Driving Change: Strategies for Policy Innovation and Implementation By Aniya GRILLO RICCELLI, Ilham CORADIDI, Eva FERRER CORRAL, Marti SERRA FIGAROLA […]
16 June 2025

De-risking European supply chains

By Darina DAKMAK, Florian PILEYRE and Egor POLISHCHUK I. Introduction In the Commission’s Communication about the European Green Deal issued […]
6 June 2025

Green Innovation and Competitiveness in a Low-Carbon Economy 

By Aleksejs POPOVS This essay is the first-prize winner of the 2025 Spring Semester Chair’s Essay Competition. This essay challenge, […]
5 June 2025

How can Europe balance climate ambitions and economic competitiveness in the transport sector?

By Eugénie BAUDOT This essay was recognized as a runner-up in the 2025 Spring Semester Chair’s Essay Competition. The competition, […]