Name: EIB Climate Survey Hackathon 2025
Start: 2025-10-3 10:15
End: 2025-10-23 06:15

The first EIB Climate Survey Hackathon brought together students from Sciences Po, the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia and the University of Guelph to analyse real data on public perceptions of climate change, collected since 2018.

The event fostered innovation and collaboration in tackling climate challenges through evidence-based insights.

The initiative was co-organised by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Chair for Sustainable Development and Climate Transition at Sciences Po and was supported by the EIB Institute and the CARE network.

“The EIB was among the first institutions to conduct large-scale opinion research on climate, and its results have helped shape public debate. Now, by putting this data in the hands of talented students, we invite a new generation to bring fresh perspectives and deepen our understanding of how citizens view climate change — and how policy can respond.”

Ambroise Fayolle

Vice-President of the EIB Group

“All student groups went the extra mile. They have shown an outstanding capacity to pick relevant topics, extract the relevant questions from the survey and combine this with secondary data from other scientific datasets.”

Marc Ringel

Chairholder, European Chair for Sustainable Development and Climate Transition at Sciences Po and CARE Scientific Committee member

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Findings

Explore the analytical reports and presentations developed by the student teams.

Group 1

Media environment and climate knowledge as drivers of public support for green investment in Europe

Presented by Marta Antunes, Agathe Blanquet, Michael Gillesberger, Cosimo Zatti and Xinpei Zhou from Sciences Po, Paris.

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Group 2

Economic conditions and public support for fair climate policies in Europe

Presented by Xiyan Chen, Maria-Doriana Gheorghe, Marianna Pyka, Cosimo Scoccianti, Tugay Ünlü from Sciences Po, Paris.

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Group 3

Determinants of altruistic willingness-to-pay for an environmental tax

Presented by Jakob Kilian Bilan, Robert Birkmayer, Ewa Jarosz, Etienne Oriot, Clara Simões Coelho from Sciences Po, Paris.

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Group 4

Policy feedback in climate governance: Evidence from a cross-country analysis on environmental expenditure and public perceptions in the EU

Presented by Anlin Zhou, Celine Ip, Kanchan Kargwal, Marissa Ruiz, Thomas Yue from University of British Columbia and University of Toronto

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Photo gallery

EIB Climate Survey Hackathon 2025
Students at the EIB Climate Survey Hackathon 2025
Photographer: Thomas Froimovici
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In focus

The EIB climate survey

Since 2018, the EIB Climate Survey has collected public views on climate change and sustainable action across Europe, the United States and China.

By placing people at the centre of climate action, the survey helps the EIB Group understand global attitudes and expectations, providing insights that can inform policy makers and investment decisions for a greener future.

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Climate action

The EIB Group is gearing up its investments in climate adaptation, mitigation and the energy transition. As the climate bank, we support renewable energy and breakthrough technologies to make the energy sector efficient, independent and secure from geopolitical risks.

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The EIB Institute

The EIB Institute invests in people and ideas, fostering education, social resilience, foresight and partnerships with foundations to amplify the EIB Group’s impact.

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Putting climate first

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Climate Bank Roadmap Phase 2

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