Julian Popov

Julian Popov is a former Minister of the Environment of Bulgaria (2013 and 2023-24). He was the goodwill Bulgarian Ambassador for energy and climate policy, energy security adviser to the President of Bulgaria, Chairman of the Building Performance Institute Europe, Senior Fellow of the European Climate Foundation. Julian is a member of the European Council of Foreign Relations and member of the Advisory Board of the Energy Policy Group. He is the founding Vice Chancellor of the New Bulgarian University and co-founder of the Tunisian School of Politics. Julian was voted as one of the 40 most influential voices on European energy policies (N24) and also as one of the 40 most influential voices in European energy efficiency policies (N25) by EurActiv. His articles on foreign affairs and energy policy have been published by Financial Times, Project Syndicate, NS Energy Monitor, The Independent, Al Jazeera, Huffington Post, EurActive and others. He is the author of two books and co-author of the books “The European Supergrid” and “Energy and Climate Diplomacy”.