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Category: Public Engagement

COP27:  A reflection on the Role of Business and Environmental Justice in International Climate Policy

On January 8, 2023January 9, 2023 By skesavan7In Climate Justice, COP 27, Public EngagementLeave a comment

What role can and does business play in providing just solutions towards a more sustainable future? I reflect on this in the context of COP27.

Looking (23 years) Back

On January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 By Climate Blue TeamIn Climate Justice, COP 23, Finance, Policy, Public EngagementLeave a comment

(This blog post was written by Sindhu Bharadwaj, a delegate to this year's Conference of Parties.) The proceedings at the 23rd Conference of Parties closed just over three months ago. This purpose of this year’s meeting was mainly technical. Negotiators from all over the world were to iron out the details of implementing the Paris …

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Cop 23 is a Tragedy but not for the Reason You Might Think

On November 10, 2017November 27, 2017 By ckarounIn COP 23, Public Engagement2 Comments

The Tragedy: The opening speeches at the 23rd Conference of Parties made it clear that the world is coming together despite the shameful exit by one of the biggest players, the United States. The 23 Conference of Parties (COP) is strangely juxtaposed with heavy hitting emotional stories but also the dry formulaic diplomatic talk of …

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Charting a Course for Sustainability Under Trump

On January 25, 2017 By kkhe91In COP 22, Opinion, Policy, Political Momentum, Public Engagement2 Comments

By: Ed Wäisänen I recently attended a panel on Advancing Environmental Sustainability in the Trump Era, put on by the School of Natural Resources and Environment at UM.  The conversation echoed a wider discussion among liberals and the Left about how to respond to the 2016 election and was, at the very least, an opportunity to frame the …

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A Graduate Student Reflection on the COP21 in Paris, Mayank Vikas

On January 26, 2016January 26, 2016 By rgaluscaIn COP 21, Opinion, Political Momentum, Public EngagementLeave a comment

The 21st Conference of Parties (COP) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 1992 (UNFCCC) was recently held in Paris from November 30 to December 11, 2015. The COP was attended by over 40,000 delegates which included representatives from more than 190 countries who got together to come to a decision on responding …

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