Anna Pérez Català is a Senior Research Fellow on international climate governance at IDDRI, within the Climate programme, where she has worked since 2021. Her work focuses on international climate diplomacy and the dynamics of multilateral climate negotiations, combining policy analysis with engagement in diplomatic processes such as the UN climate conferences (COPs), which she has followed since 2014. Her recent work explores how the European Union can adapt its international climate engagement to focus on implementation in a changing geopolitical context, including through strategic partnerships and cooperation on green industrialization and the decarbonization of key sectors.
Before joining IDDRI, Anna Pérez Català was Co-Director of Climate Tracker, an international network that supports and mentors climate journalists worldwide. In this role, she worked to strengthen media coverage of climate change and the COPs, particularly in the Global South, and advised news organizations on climate reporting. She has also worked with local and national governments, advising on climate policies and contributing to the development of climate action strategies.
Anna Pérez Català holds a Master's degree in Climate Change and International Development from the University of East Anglia and a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
IDDRI is an international think tank based in Paris. It aims to contribute to a society that ensures decent living conditions for all, in an equitable manner, within the planet’s environmental limits. Since 2001, IDDRI has been working to develop solutions for ecological transitions, particularly in the fields of climate, biodiversity, the oceans, energy, transport, agriculture and food. It focuses on the economic, political and social transformations required to achieve environmental objectives, as well as on forms of international cooperation that can facilitate them. Drawing on science-based research and foresight work, IDDRI produces analyses and proposals aimed at governments, international organizations and economic decision-makers, particularly at European level and in international negotiations. It also contributes to dialogue between public and economic actors and civil society to facilitate the implementation of these transformations. IDDRI brings together a multidisciplinary team of around 50 staff members and works with an extensive network of partners across Europe and around the world. All its work is publicly available.
