by Konstantina Pratta | Feb 26, 2025 | COP, COP CAS, COP29, Front page news, Walker Academy
Written by Theo Keeping, a PhD student at University of Reading. Last November, I attended the first week of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. In format, it was much like other conferences I have been to, but more overwhelming in scale, as if a few international...
by Konstantina Pratta | Jan 13, 2025 | COP, COP CAS, COP29, Front page news, Walker Academy
Written by Juan Garcia Valencia, PhD student with SCENARIO DTP, University of Reading. Attending the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku was an eye-opening experience that allowed me to be at the frontline of collective action in addressing...
by Konstantina Pratta | Nov 27, 2024 | COP CAS, Front page news, Uncategorized
Written by Jackie Simpson, Sustainability Officer in the University of Reading. The Walker Institute has facilitated University of Reading students attending international climate negotiations for many years and this year we were lucky enough to hold a...
by Konstantina Pratta | Feb 12, 2024 | Front page news, Uncategorized
When the World Climate Research Programme launched their My Climate Risk Lighthouse Activity, the Walker Institute was a natural choice to be one of the 12 original regional hubs in this global network. Why? Because everything that My Climate Risk stands for,...
by Konstantina Pratta | Dec 13, 2023 | COP, COP CAS, COP28, Front page news, Uncategorized, Walker Academy
The students in the COP Climate Action studio are interviewing Dr Emmanuel Essah, Associate Professor and Head of Sustainable Energy, Environment and Engineering in the University of Reading, and Fiona Spuler, PhD student in the Department of Meteorology in the...
by Konstantina Pratta | Dec 12, 2023 | COP, COP CAS, COP28, Front page news, Uncategorized, Walker Academy
Written by PhD student Lynn de Miranda from FoodBioSystems DTP The topic of renewable powered transport is a fast moving one. However, the drive of the general public to change to electric vehicles (EVs) has been slow. Although the amount of EVs on the world’s...
