On April 30th, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) Business School, in collaboration with Turkey’s Yeditepe University, hosted an International Climate Workshop. Using the En-ROADS simulator, participants explored how human actions can influence climate change.

The En-ROADS climate change simulator is a sophisticated interactive model jointly developed by MIT, Climate Interactive, and Ventana Systems. This powerful tool allows users to explore the complex interplay of various policy decisions and their long-term impact on global temperatures and ecological health.

The workshop brought together a diverse and highly interdisciplinary group of students. Participants gathered from various MSU faculties, including MSUBS, Faculty of Geography, Soil Science Faculty, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, the Advanced School of Public Administration, as well as from other institutions —such as MGIMO and the Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute. Thanks to MSUBS’ parther Yeditepe University in Istanbul, Turkey, whose students participated online, the event got its international flavour.

Each team represented a distinct sector of society, ranging from representatives of the agricultural and industrial sectors to environmental activists and trade organizations. Remarkably, one of the teams relied entirely on real-time AI-generated recommendations fed into the En-ROADS simulator. Each group proposed its own set of measures to reduce CO₂ emissions and tested their effectiveness against global warming using the interactive model.

The workshop was moderated by Evgenia A. Shvets, MSUBS Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and an expert in green economy and sustainable development. Yeditepe University’s coordination was led by Professor Bariş  Baykan and Professor Tomris Aydoǧan.

After a round of discussions, teams from MSU and Yeditepe University developed a coordinated action plan that successfully limited global temperature rise to +2°C by 2100. The use of the En-ROADS simulator allowed for real-time feedback, demonstrating the efficiency of proposals and enabling students to iterate their strategies accordingly. The results underscored that only coordinated efforts—combining technological innovation, economic incentives, and policy changes—can deliver lasting effects. Participants emphasized the pivotal role of businesses in transitioning to a green economy, a key takeaway for MSUBS and Yeditepe students as future leaders in business and entrepreneurship.