As we mark the 10th anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement, the Paris School of International Affairs is honored to welcome Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition,  who will deliver the inaugural lesson to PSIA's Class of 2027.

Ms. Ribera was one of the architects of the Paris Agreement and is today in charge of steering the European Green Deal to deliver environmental protection, prosperity and security.  

The Inaugural Lesson is a long-standing tradition, whereby each new PSIA class is addressed by, and then has the chance to engage with, a renowned public figure.

This conversation will be chaired by PSIA Dean, Arancha González. 

Teresa Ribera is the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition. She previously served as Vice President of the Government of Spain (2020-2024) and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (2018-2020) as well as Member of Spanish Parliament (since 2019).

Prior to that, she was Director of the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) from 2014 to 2018, enabling the Institute to play a key role in the negotiation of the Paris Climate Agreement. From 2008 to 2011, she served as the Spanish Secretary of State for Climate Change and Biodiversity (2008-2011). A public official from the Senior Corps of State Civil Administrators, she has been a member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium since 2021.