Engaged Curriculum Grants
Policy and the Science of Climate Change
Bringing students to United Nations negotiations on climate change policy
The 2015 United Nations Paris Agreement, the largest international climate change plan, aims to limit the rise in global average temperature through voluntary reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Progress, science and policy are evaluated annually at the Conference of the Parties. In this new course, students will work with negotiators from developing countries, non-governmental organizations and international groups in preparation for and during the negotiations of the Conference of the Parties. Students will gain an understanding of the complexity of the global climate change negotiations process and the role of science in debates. Students will learn practical skills in climate change communication and expand the capacity of partner organizations to be involved meaningfully in climate change negotiations.
Grant type: Development (2018-19, 2019-20)
Topics: Access, Equity and Justice; Energy, Environment and Sustainability; Law, Government and Policy
The Team
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Natalie Mahowald, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
College of Engineering
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Linda Shi, Department of City and Regional Planning
College of Architecture, Art and Planning
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Sharon Sassler, Department of Policy Analysis and Management
College of Human Ecology
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Christine Goodale, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
College of Arts and Sciences
- Community partner: CSA Youth Network
- Community partner: Climate Change Armenia
- Community partner: East West Center
- Community partner: Government of Punjab, Pakistan
- Community partner: Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development
In the News
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
Mahowald to Congress: Act not to arrest climate change
– Cornell Chronicle
JANUARY 14, 2019
Students, faculty shape global effort to cool a warming world
– Cornell Chronicle
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