Climate Action Needs All Hands
Written by Andrea Rivosecchi, PhD student with SCENARIO DTP, University of Reading, UK. “How many people know about COP29 or UNFCCC in the outside world?” former UNEP Executive Director Erik Solheim asked his audience in a meeting today. What is a (sadly)...
Politics and COP29: Constructive or Destructive?
Written by Ismail Beyaz, PhD student with SCENARIO DTP, University of Reading, UK. 2024 is the year of elections (OCHR, 2024), and this is arguably influencing domestic, and in some instances international, policy on collective action against global warming....
A day at COPCAS: Livestreams and Visitors and Briefings, Oh My!
Written by Eme Dean-Lewis, PhD student with SCENARIO DTP, University of Reading. 08:00 On my way to my first day in the COP (Conference of the Parties) Climate Action Studio, (COPCAS), I take a short detour into the Harris Garden at the University of Reading,...
“Metal Rush”: How should mining be approached?
Written by Orestis Aslanidis, PhD student with SCENARIO DTP, University of Reading, UK. Across the world, public protests against new mining projects have been common (1). A big concern of the protestors is the environmental impacts that mining can have...
