MIT at COP31: Events + Resources
Antalya, Türkiye | November 9 – November 20, 2026
Explore events featuring MIT community members.
Monday, November 9
- 2:30—5:00pm | From Lab to Planet: How to Build Climate Ventures That Actually Scale
- Panel discussion featuring: Ben Soltoff, MIT Sloan, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship. Hosted by Koç University Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center.
- Location: Koç Pavilion, Green Zone
Tuesday, November 10
- 10:15-11:05am | Can there be a Happy Ending for Coral Reefs?
- Panel discussion of coral reef experts, featuring Mallory Kastner as moderator (MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering)
- Location: Blue Zone, YÖK Pavilion
- 2:00-3:00pm | From Discovery to Deployment: Powering the Energy Transition
- Panel discussion featuring Dr. Evelyn N. Wang, MIT Vice President for Energy and Climate
- Location: Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone (B-110)
Friday, November 13
- 1:30—2:30pm | From Targets to Implementation: Supporting Companies in the Climate Transition
- Panel discussion featuring: Catherine Wolfram, MIT Sloan, Global Climate Policy Project at Harvard and MIT
- Location: Türkiye Pavilion, Blue Zone
- 3:30 pm–4:30 pm | Top 10 Emerging Technologies for Planetary Health: Energy Edition
- Panel discussion featuring Dr. Evelyn N. Wang, MIT Vice President for Energy and Climate
- Location: Area B1, Special Event Room 5, Blue Zone
- 5:00 pm–6:00 pm | Climate Coalitions, Coordinated Carbon Markets and Climate Finance: From Belém to Antalya
- Panel discussion featuring: Catherine Wolfram, MIT Sloan, Global Climate Policy Project at Harvard and MIT
- Location: Türkiye Pavilion, Blue Zone
Saturday, November 14
- 10:00 am–10:30 am | MIT and Climate Policy Digital Showcase
- Digital poster session hosted by the Türkiye Council of Eduction, featuring: Bethany Patten, Executive Director, MIT Climate Policy Center
- Location: Green Zone
- 4:00pm-4:45pm | IMO: Approaches to Ship Decarbonization
- Panel session hosted by European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST), featuring: Michael Mehling, Deputy Director, MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research
- Location: Türkiye Pavilion, Blue Zone
Sunday, November 15
- 9:00am-3:30pm | Climate Law & Governance Legal Specialisation Course 2026
- Interactive course led by the Climate Law and Governance Initiative, featuring: Michael Mehling, Deputy Director, MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research
- Location: Antalya Bilim University, Antalya
Tuesday, November 17
- 9:00 am–9:45 am | Coalitions for Clean Industry: Coordinated Pathways to Industrial Decarbonization
- Panel discussion featuring: Catherine Wolfram, MIT Sloan, Global Climate Policy Project at Harvard and MIT
- Location: Australian Pavilion, Blue Zone
- 11:30am—1:00pm | Plurilateral Policies for Fostering Green Industrial Trade and Low-Carbon Transformation | Official MIT COP31 Side-Event
- Panel discussion featuring: Catherine Wolfram, MIT Sloan, Global Climate Policy Project at Harvard and MIT
- Location: Side Event Room 9 - SAFRANBOLU, Blue Zone
- Hosted by: MIT Climate Policy Center, Resources for the Future, the Australian National University, and The Energy Policy Group.
Thursday, November 19
- 4:00pm-4:45pm | The State of the EU CBAM: What Makes CBAM a Success?
- Panel session hosted by European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST), featuring: Michael Mehling, Deputy Director, MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research
- Location: Türkiye Pavilion, Green Zone