COP30
For nearly three decades the United Nations has been bringing together almost every country on earth for global climate summits – called COPs – which stands for ‘Conference of the Parties’. In that time climate change has gone from being a fringe issue to a global priority. At the Cabot Institute for the Environment, we contribute interdisciplinary climate change research that helps inform coordinated climate action and resolve key issues related to the UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement.
We are part of the UK Universities Climate Network, collaborating with over 80 other UK-based universities and research centres across the UK on climate change issues and galvanising research and policy briefings in the run-up to each COP.
The Network works together to raise ambition for tangible outcomes from each COP.
The Network's mission is to ensure that the UK academic sector plays our role in getting all players on track to deliver a low-carbon, resilient world. We aim to do so by easing access to evidence and academic expertise for the COPs, for government, NGOs, and other actors, and by taking action ourselves.
Bristol academics attending COP30
We have several academics representing the University of Bristol at COP30.
Blue zone delegates
Dr Filipe França, changes in tropical Amazonia forests including biodiversity, logging, land use etc. School of Biological Sciences.
Dr Karen Tucker, politics of indigenous knowledge, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies.
Dr Laurence Hawker, hazards and population mapping, School of Geographical Sciences.
Dr Alice Venn, loss and damage and just transition, School of Law.
Virtual delegates
Dr Katharina Richter, degrowth, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies.
Dr Alix Dietzel, climate justice, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies.
Dr Ailish Craig, climate change adaptation in Southern Africa, School of Geographical Sciences.
Dr Ruby Lieber, climate variability, climate change and extreme weather, School of Geographical Sciences.
Stefan Zylinski, global political economy PhD candidate, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies.
COP lead at the University of Bristol
Dr Alix Dietzel, alix.dietzel@bristol.ac.uk.
You can also contact Cabot Institute Manager Sophie Ross-Smith at cabot-manager@bristol.ac.uk.
Did you know...
...we contribute to climate policymaking at a global and local level. Find out more about our contributions to the international Panel on Climate Change reports and how we work with local government to effect positive change to the city of Bristol.