Laurence Tubiana

Laurence Tubiana
Tubiana in 2016
CEO of the European Climate Foundation
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2017
Preceded by	Johannes Meier
Chair of the Board of Directors of the French Development Agency
In office 2013–2022
President of the Institute of Sustainable Development and International Relations
In office 2002–2014
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Teresa Ribera
Personal details
Born	Émilie Laurence Tubiana (1951-07-05) 5 July 1951 (age 73) Oran, French Algeria
Citizenship	France
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Revolutionary Communist League (1968–1976)
Children	2
Alma mater	Sciences Po Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University
Occupation	Economist • Professor • Diplomat • Civil servant
Awards	Legion of Honour

Émilie Laurence Tubiana (French pronunciation: [lɔʁɑ̃s tybjana]; born 5 July 1951) is a French economist, professor and diplomat.^[1] She served as France's Climate Change Ambassador and Special Representative for the 2015 COP21 Climate Change Conference in Paris, for which she became recognised as a key architect of the resulting Paris Agreement. Since 2017, she has been CEO of the European Climate Foundation.

Tubiana co-founded the Paris-based Institute of Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI)^[2] in 2001, which she headed from 2002 to 2014, is a professor at Sciences Po, as well as has previously served as senior adviser on the environment to the former Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. She has been responsible for conducting international environmental negotiations for the French government and has also been a member of the Conseil d'Analyse Économique attached to the Prime Minister's office.^[3][4] Between 2013 and 2022 she was Chair of the Board of Directors of the French Development Agency (AFD).^[5]