by Konstantina Pratta | Nov 14, 2024 | COP CAS, COP29, Walker Academy
Written by Eme Dean-Lewis; PhD student with SCENARIO DTP. In their annual Adaptation Gap report for 2024, published a few days before COP29, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) calls for greater focus on adaptation project funding and outcomes for...
by Konstantina Pratta | Nov 13, 2024 | COP CAS, COP29
Written by Andrea Rivosecchi, PhD student with SCENARIO DTP. “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) topical question that...
by Konstantina Pratta | Nov 12, 2024 | COP CAS, Walker Academy
Written by Ismail Beyaz, PhD student from SCENARIO DTP. 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. This was seen in multiple...
by Konstantina Pratta | Nov 12, 2024 | COP CAS, Walker Academy
Written by Orestis Aslanidis, University of Reading, PhD SCENARIO DTP student In the last few days, there has been a lot of criticism on Azerbaijan with media titles like “Odour of oil hang heavy over Cop29 in Baku” and the “exposing” of the negotiations...
by Konstantina Pratta | Nov 12, 2024 | COP CAS, Walker Academy
Written by Eme Deen-Lewis, PhD student with SCENARIO DTP. 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, balance my...