Category: COP 26

The Irony of a Climate Change Conference: COP26

On By Natasha DacicIn COP 26, Policy, ScienceLeave a comment

I recently had the opportunity to travel to COP26 as a member of the University of Michigan’s Delegation. What an experience! Attending events and plenaries where the discussions of climate action were taking place was exciting and yet frustrating. Frustrating because the negotiations were not progressing fast enough and were not aggressive enough to combat …

Continue reading The Irony of a Climate Change Conference: COP26

Nuclear’s Role in Fighting Climate Change

On By Evan GonzalezIn COP 26Leave a comment

As tempting as it is, I’ll try not to spend too much time trying to convince you that nuclear power is the answer to how we save the world from the climate crisis. Please recognize my restraint though; advocating for nuclear is deeply engrained into most nuclear engineering curricula. We are taught to internalize many …

Continue reading Nuclear’s Role in Fighting Climate Change