COP30: Bel茅m, Brazil

Nov 10, 2025 鈥� Nov 21, 2025

From November 10th through November 21st, our COP30 delegation will be representing the BC community in Bel茅m, Brazil. The delegation consists of听six faculty, five graduate students, nine undergraduate students, and听one staff member, representing colleges and departments across campus. Delegates were competitively selected from a pool of approximately 150 applications by a committee of faculty, staff, and students from across campus. The Schiller Institute is committed to producing outreach programming that extends the University's investment in sending a delegation to COP and allows students, faculty, and others to benefit from our COP programming. As part of preparing the COP30 delegation a听BC alum and Former US Climate Negotiator, Catherine Goldberg, gave a lecture about her past as a delegate and climate action and COPs moving forward. This page will be updated regularly with events leading up to, during, and after the conference.听

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COP30 Symposium听

Friday, March 13, 2026 | 10am - 2:30pm

245 Beacon Street听

This event is open to everyone. Please to attend.听

The event takes place throughout the building. See the program below for location and speaker details. Note that we are still updating this page as more details become available. Please check back!听

3rd Annual md传媒国产剧 College COP Symposium

Bringing the Global Climate Summit to the Heights

The Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society, in collaboration with md传媒国产剧 College鈥檚 student and faculty delegates to COP30, is proud to host our 3rd Annual COP Symposium.

The Schiller Institute manages md传媒国产剧 College鈥檚 official status as an observer organization to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)鈥攖he international environmental treaty tasked with coordinating the global response to climate change鈥攁nd oversees the university鈥檚 participation at the annual Conference of the Parties, or COP. As the world鈥檚 leading climate change conference, COP serves as the primary arena for global negotiations, where world leaders, scientists, and advocates gather to establish policy and track progress toward international climate goals.

A core component of our programming is working to ensure that md传媒国产剧 College鈥檚 observer status and participation in these global summits benefit the entire BC community, not just the group selected to attend each year. Our annual symposium is a vital part of that commitment, conceptualized by our student and faculty delegates as a way to bring the insights and momentum of the global summit back to the Heights. We designed this event to function as a "mini-COP"鈥攁 high-energy, interdisciplinary space for dialogue, workshops, and connection. We believe one of the most impactful aspects of the actual COP is the serendipity鈥攖he chance encounters at a refreshment table or the unexpected conversations between sessions that lead to new connections and collaborations. We hope you will join us 鈥� you never know who you might meet!

The day鈥檚 programming is structured to mirror the diversity of the international conference, featuring a panel discussion, a formal presentation, poster sessions, and multiple workshops and interactive exhibits. Throughout the event, attendees will have the opportunity to network with numerous climate professionals and hear firsthand accounts from BC鈥檚 own delegates.听

Themes we will cover this year include:

US Climate Commitments and Action
Green Careers and Building Climate Skills
Climate Stories and Art
Indigenous Climate Action
Outcomes of COP30 and Looking Ahead to COP31
Local Implications

By bridging the gap between global diplomacy and local action, the symposium offers a unique platform to interpret the implications of COP within our own context. We invite you to join us for this day of collaborative learning and networking as we work together to translate global climate momentum into campus-wide impact.

Sara Ascher, World Resources Institute

Sara Ascher is the Senior Project Manager for the National Climate Action Team. She helps build better systems for knowledge sharing, communication and collaborative teamwork to assist in reaching the Climate team's and WRI's mission and goals.

Sara is an ordained clergy person in the Unitarian Universalist tradition. Prior to coming to WRI, she served as a congregational minister and then as the Executive Director of the International Council of Unitarians & Universalists. Her multicultural and intercultural program and strategy development, collaborative team leadership and adaptive project management provide a solid foundation for her work at WRI.

Sara holds a Master of Divinity from Andover Newton Theological School at Yale Divinity School and a second Masters in Global Affairs from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.

She lives outside of md传媒国产剧, Massachusetts with her spouse, David.

Gaia Larsen, World Resources Institute

Gaia Larsen is Director of Climate Finance in WRI鈥檚 sustainable finance team. An attorney by training, her work focuses primarily on shifting investments toward protecting people and the environment

At WRI, Gaia has focused on several issue areas, including the governance of international finance and how to shift domestic and international public funds toward just and effective climate action. She leads global research and convening to help further effective integration of climate into financial governance globally and nationally.

Prior to joining WRI, Gaia was a fellow at the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University.

Gaia holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Sarah Lawrence College and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.

FRIDAY - MARCH 13 \| 245 BEACON STREET听
10:00 AM	OPENING PANEL US Climate Commitments and Action, Outcomes of COP30, and Looking Ahead to COP31 , Senior Project Manager of National Climate Action, World Resources Institute , Faculty at Dartmouth University and member of the Research and Independent Non-Governmental Organizations (RINGO) constituency to COP , Director of Climate Finance Access, World Resources Institute Moderated by: Tara Pisani Gareau, Director, Environmental Studies Program, md传媒国产剧 College Location: Schiller Institute Convening Space (Room 501)
11:00 AM	WORKSHOPS, POSTER SESSION, & INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS Poster Session: Meet delegates and learn about the themes of the Symposium through informative posters and dialogue Location: 4th Floor near Office 401 Workshop: md传媒国产剧 Climate and Carbon Footprint Mapping. On a map of md传媒国产剧, participants will mark where they live, work, commute, etc. and identify climate-related experiences, such as transit, access to green spaces, and coastline. Participants will then assess personal, household, or campus emissions and brainstorm actionable solutions.听 Led by: Coming soon! Location: Room 400 Interactive Exhibit: Climate Emotion Sticker Poll. In one word, describe how the climate crisis feels to you today.听 Location: 2nd Floor near main entrance Interactive Exhibit: Where is Home? Map. Place a pin/sticker where you call home, and respond to the prompt: 鈥淗ow have you noticed the weather changing there since you were a kid?鈥澨� Location: 2nd Floor near main entrance
11:45 AM	LUNCH Location: Schiller Institute Convening Space (Room 501)
12:15 PM	KEYNOTE ADDRESS Indigenous Climate Action Speakers from Cultural Survival to be announced! Moderated by: Jesse Swann-Quinn, Associate Director, Environmental Studies Program, md传媒国产剧 College Location: Schiller Institute Convening Space (Room 501)
1:15 PM	WORKSHOPS, POSTER SESSION, & INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS Poster Session: Meet delegates and learn about the themes of the Symposium through informative posters and dialogue Location: 4th Floor near Office 401 Workshop: md传媒国产剧 Climate and Carbon Footprint Mapping. On a map of md传媒国产剧, participants will mark where they live, work, commute, etc. and identify climate-related experiences, such as transit, access to green spaces, and coastline. Participants will then assess personal, household, or campus emissions and brainstorm actionable solutions.听 Led by: Coming soon! Location: Room 400 Workshop: Climate Data 101. Participants will learn how to read and interpret IPCC reports and figures, and emissions datasets. Led by: Jeremy Shakun, Associate Professor, Earth & Environmental Sciences Department, md传媒国产剧 College Location: Room 231 (Data Viz Lab) Workshop: Communicating Climate Science to Non鈥慐xperts. Participants will learn about a case study in effective climate communication as well as tips for communicating science that could help in job interviews, elevator pitches, and everyday conversations about the climate. Led by: Ethan Baxter, Associate Dean for the STEM Disciplines, Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences & Professor, Earth & Environmental Sciences Department, md传媒国产剧 College Location: Room 305 Interactive Exhibit: Climate Emotion Sticker Poll. In one word, describe how the climate crisis feels to you today.听 Location: 2nd Floor near main entrance Interactive Exhibit: Where is Home? Map. Place a pin/sticker where you call home, and respond to the prompt: 鈥淗ow have you noticed the weather changing there since you were a kid?鈥澨� Location: 2nd Floor near main entrance
2:00 PM	NETWORKING AND WRAP-UP Close the day with networking and light refreshments听 Location: Schiller Institute Convening Space (Room 501)

Campus Map and Parking:

Parking is available at the nearby Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue Garages.

md传媒国产剧 College is also accessible via public transportation (MBTA B Line - md传媒国产剧 College).

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COP30 Delegates

BC Alum and Former US Climate Negotiator to Give Insights Through Campus-Wide Lecture

Catherine Goldberg, 鈥�16, has attended the last six COPs negotiating on behalf of the United States. She will be lecturing on campus on Oct 2 about her past as a delegate and climate action and COPs moving forward.

Education for Empowerment: Shaping the Next Generation of Climate Innovators

Emma Brace, Assistant Professor of Engineering, moderated a panel at the United Nations SDG Pavilion titled "Education for Empowerment: Shaping the Next Generation of Climate Innovators." Fellow delegate Abby Bergman, a PhD student in the Lynch School's Department of Formative Education, was one of the panelists, along with students and faculty from MIT, Tufts, Tecnol贸gico de Monterrey (Mexico), and Climate Interactive. The panel was featured in the pavilion's newsletter.

COP30: Climate, Power & Indigenous Voices

Three of our delegates, Dr. Shelley White and students Mackenzie Meyer and Margaret (Mengyun) Jiang, shared their experiences attending COP30 in the Global Public Health and the Common Good newsletter. Their reflections highlight the current climate crisis as well as the importance of examining its effects on Indigenous peoples.听

Former Topekan goes to the COP30 United Nations summit in Brazil听

md传媒国产剧 College engineering听professor Emma Brace attended the UN COP30 climate听change summit in Brazil. Brace, a Topeka High School alumna, found the summit surprisingly听similar to her high school Model UN experiences. She encourages educators to discuss climate change with students and advises students to pursue their passions.听

Broadcasts from Bele虂m Week 1 November 13, 2025

md传媒国产剧 College students and faculty attended the UNFCCC's Conference of the Party (COP30) in Bel茅m, Brazil.

Join our week one of the md传媒国产剧 College COP30 delegation as they share their experiences and reactions at the global climate negotiations.

Broadcasts from Bele虂m Week 2 November 20, 2025

md传媒国产剧 College students and faculty attended the UNFCCC's Conference of the Party (COP30) in Bel茅m, Brazil.

In this recorded panel, our md传媒国产剧 College COP30 delegation as share their experiences, triumphs and disappointments at the global forum. Hear how they respond to the questions live from the BC community.

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COP 30 Education for Empowerment: Shaping the Next Generation of Climate Innovators
November 18, 2025

This 60-minute moderated panel will feature faculty experts and student leaders exploring the critical role of North American higher education in using knowledge creation and interdisciplinary initiatives to accelerate climate action, fulfill the Paris Agreement and SDG 4, and foster student agency and community solutions.