Steady Hands in Turbulent Times: Practicing Climate Leadership in a Backsliding Political Moment

In moments of political retrenchment, the work of climate governance doesn’t stop. But rather, it adapts. This panel brings together policy practitioners who are navigating shifting mandates, constrained institutions, and polarized narratives to keep climate ambition alive. Their stories reveal what resilient, pragmatic leadership looks like in practice: sustaining implementation, maintaining morale, and finding creative pathways for progress even when political winds turn against it.

Panelists TBA

Governance Track

3:15pm-4:30pm

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Moderated by Dani Schulman, HKS MPP26

GOVERNANCE TRACK

GOVERNANCE TRACK