Panel | Competing Perceptions in Climate Governance

Why do actors in climate governance see the same problem differently, and what does this mean for policy? Perceptions shape which risks are taken seriously, which measures are adopted and who is expected to act. Understanding these differences is a first step towards policies that can hold across scales.

The panel compares three scales. Local communities experience climate change through concrete events such as forest fires, floods and drought. Türkiye’s energy and climate policies show how a state balances energy security, development and climate commitments. The European Union links climate, energy and competitiveness in one framework, and its choices shape the options of its neighbours.

Hosted by SETA in the Climate Finance Hub of the COP31 Green Zone, the panel brings together scholars whose research addresses each of these scales. Each speaker presents their own research at one of them. The moderator closes by summing up the three views. The session is in Turkish.