Paris, France · Nov 30 – Dec 12, 2015
COP 21
The University of Michigan delegation to the Paris climate conference, where the Paris Agreement was adopted.
10 delegates
eight students and two faculty members
Paris
France, 2015
Week 1 delegates
Paul Edwards
Faculty delegate · Professor, School of Information and Department of History
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Paul Edwards is a professor in the UM School of Information and Dept. of History. His research concerns the history and politics of knowledge and information infrastructures, especially the ones surrounding climate science and climate change. He wrote A Vast Machine: Computer Models, Climate Data, and the Politics of Global Warming (MIT Press, 2010) and co-edited Changing the Atmosphere: Expert Knowledge and Environmental Governance (MIT Press, 2001). Most of his writing is available at his website, pne.people.si.umich.edu.
Matt Irish
College of Engineering
Brian La Shier
Graduate student, School of Natural Resources and Environment
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Brian La Shier is a graduate student at the School of Natural Resources & Environment. His studies focus on the intersection of public policy and environmental issues, particularly governmental approaches to climate change. His interests at the COP include the roles adaptation and energy technologies will play during the negotiation process, as well as the debate surrounding country-specific commitments.
Lizz Ultee
College of Engineering
Mayank Vikas
Graduate student, School of Natural Resources and Environment
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Mayank Vikas is a second year graduate student at the School of Natural Resources and Environment. He is a Fulbright-Nehru Master’s Fellow. His research focuses on non-exclusionary conservation practices, and protection of biodiversity through multi-use landscapes. At COP21, he will be tracking how climate and justice issues in the Global South are addressed, in particular technology transfer, climate finance for both mitigation and adaptation, and loss and damage.
Week 2 delegates
Avik Basu
Faculty delegate · School of Natural Resources and Environment
Matthew Bishop
Graduate student, SNRE and Ford School
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Matthew Bishop is a graduate student at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. His current academic area of focus is science and technology policy, with a focus on climate and energy policy. At COP21, he hopes to identify meaningful ways for future Michigan delegations to get involved. He is a Dow Sustainability Fellow and works at the University of Michigan Climate Center. He will be at the Paris climate conference from Dec. 6-12.
Roxana Galusca
Graduate student, School of Information
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Roxana Galusca holds a PhD in Cultural Studies from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Currently, she is a graduate student in the School of Information. Roxana is interested in approaches to environmental justice that are inclusive of race and gender justice.
Benjamin Morse
Dual-degree student (MS/MPP), SNRE and Ford School
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Benjamin Morse is a dual-degree graduate student (MS/MPP) in the School of Natural Resources and Environment and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Benjamin’s current academic area of focus is behavior, education and communication within the context of natural resources as well as environmental and energy policy. He is also a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Ethiopia 2011-2013).
Nicole Ryan
Dual-degree student, Mechanical Engineering and Natural Resources
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Nicole Ryan is a second year duel-degree student studying Mechanical Engineering and Natural Resources. Her research is relates to modeling the emissions produced from electricity consumption to improve emissions accounting measures. She is interested in energy related climate policy and during the COP21 she will be following talks on technology transfer and other mechanisms countries intend to use to integrate the Paris agreement into their domestic policies.
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