BC@UNCOP鈥擴N Climate Conference
Boston College is an official Observer Organization for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also referred to as the Conference of the Parties or COP. This highly influential annual global event serves as the center of global climate change policymaking. Boston College sent students and faculty to COP26 and COP27, and the recently completed COP28 in Dubai.
COP 28: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Nov 30, 2023 鈥� Dec 12, 2023
Boston College once again sent a delegation of students and faculty to the United Nations Climate Change Conference. The 20 delegates were competitively selected from a pool of almost 300 applicants 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 the delegate's time at COP. This page will be updated regularly with events leading up to, during, and after the conference.
October 16
4:30 PM 鈥� 6:00 PM
In Person
Schiller Convening Space, 501
Co-sponsored by the Boston College Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society and the Global Observatory on Planetary Health.
November 08
11:00 AM 鈥� 1:00 PM
In Person
Academic Quad
Join students from the UGBC's Environmental Sustainability division聽and BC's COP28 delegation on the quad to have a conversation about COP28, the international conference on climate change.
Led by the Schiller Institute, BC is sending a delegation of 20 students and faculty to COP28. Stop by for an opportunity to learn more about COP and speak with student leaders interested in climate issues.
You'll also have an opportunity to learn more about future COP programming and other UGBC initiatives.
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schiller.institute@bc.edu
December 04
11:00 AM 鈥� 12:00 PM
In Person
245 Beacon Street, Room 501 (Schiller Institute Convening Space)
Come hear from BC's COP 28 delegation - live from Dubai!
BC students and faculty will report live from COP 28. COP is organized by the United Nations and is the largest international climate change conference in the world.
The delegates will share their experience so far and take questions from the audience. By attending the dispatches, you'll have an opportunity to hear on-the-ground reports from a conference that is sure to be heavily featured in the news. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions of the delegates.
Join us on Monday, December 4, from 11 AM to 12 PM in the Schiller Institute Convening Space (245 Beacon St, Room 501).
Refreshments will be provided.
We will have a second dispatch on Monday, December 11, at the same time and place.
Please contact聽schiller.institute@bc.edu聽with any questions.
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schiller.institute@bc.edu
December 11
11:00 AM 鈥� 12:00 PM
In Person
245 Beacon Street, Room 501 (Schiller Institute Convening Space)
Come hear from BC's COP 28 delegation - live from Dubai!
BC students and faculty will report live from COP 28. COP is organized by the United Nations and is the largest international climate change conference in the world.
The delegates will share their experience so far and take questions from the audience. By attending the dispatches, you'll have an opportunity to hear on the ground reports from a conference that is sure to be heavily featured in the news. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions of the delegates.
Join us on Monday, December 11 from 11 AM to 12 PM in the Schiller Institute Convening Space (245 Beacon St, Room 501).
Refreshments will be provided.
Please contact聽schiller.institute@bc.edu聽with any questions.
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schiller.institute@bc.edu
March 15
10:30 AM 鈥� 3:00 PM
In Person
245 Beacon Street, Room 501 (Schiller Institute Convening Space)
On Friday, March 15th, join us for a half-day symposium featuring BC鈥檚 COP28 delegates.聽
Did you know Boston College is an official Observer Organization to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (also known as the Conference of the Parties or simply COP)?聽In 2023, Boston College sent our third annual delegation to COP28 in Dubai. On Friday, March 15th, you鈥檒l have an opportunity to hear about delegates鈥� experiences, learn more about COP, and discover how you can apply to be part of the COP29 delegation!
Please find the symposium schedule below:
- 10:30am: Light refreshments
- 11am: Keynote speaker and student-led panel
- 12pm-2 pm: Exhibits featuring key themes and takeaways from COP28
- 2pm-3 pm: Faculty-led panel.
聽Even if you can鈥檛 make it for the entire event, we encourage you to drop in as soon as you can. We hope to see you there! Please register using this聽link.
Please note that food will be available throughout the event.
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schiller.institute@bc.edu
COP 27: Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
Nov 6, 2022 鈥� Nov 18, 2022
Over the course of the Spring 2023 semester, the BC delegation of faculty and students that represented the university in Sharm El Sheikh will be delivering a series of programs to share their experience of attending COP27 and broaden the conversation about the pressing dangers of climate change and the ways we, as individuals and as a campus community, can addrees climate change through advocacy, scholarship and professional avenues.
March 20
4:30 PM 鈥� 6:00 PM
In Person
245 Beacon Street, 501
BC faculty delegates who represented the university in Sharm El Sheikh at the UN Climate Conference (COP27) will discuss the accomplishments and setbacks of COP27 and the UN COPs in general.
Faculty Delegate Panelists:
- David Deese (Political Science)
- Mar铆a Pi帽eros Lea帽o (Social Work)
- Lacee Satcher (Sociology)
- Dunwei Wang (Chemistry)
April 05
12:30 PM 鈥� 2:00 PM
In Person
245 Beacon Street, Schiller Convening Space
Student Delegates:
- Sara Bernard-Hoverstad (Theology)
- Hilary Nwaina (Theology)
- Ben Skillin (Law)
April 28
3:00 PM 鈥� 4:00 PM
In Person
245 Beacon Street, Schiller Convening Space
Student Delegates:
- Leon Liu (Environmental Studies)
- Shaun McGuire (Business)
- Haley Rowlands (Law)
April 28
3:00 PM 鈥� 4:00 PM
In Person
245 Beacon Street, Schiller Convening Space, 501
Join us to learn about the application process to become a student member of BC's delegation to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28). COP28 will be held from Nov. 30 - Dec. 12, 2023 in Expo City, Dubai, UAE. At this session, you will hear from a Schiller Institute staff member who manages the process and from a few of the BC student delegates that attended COP27. We will offer light refreshments.
Attending the info session is not mandatory to apply. A campus-wide Call for Applications will be sent to all non-graduating students and faculty in late April.
October 16
4:30 PM 鈥� 6:00 PM
In Person
Schiller Convening Space, 501
Co-sponsored by the Boston College Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society and the Global Observatory on Planetary Health.
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schiller.institute@bc.edu
COP 26: Glasgow, Scotland
Oct 31, 2021 to Nov 12, 2021
Boston College students and faculty attended the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland鈥擝C's first聽accredited delegation鈥攁nd continue to work at reducing environmental and climatological harm caused by human activities. 聽Under the leadership of the Schiller Institute, every non-graduating student and faculty member regardless of rank was provided the opportunity to apply to represent BC at COP27. The invitation was sent to 17,000 people. We received over 350 high quality applicants from faculty and students. Slightly more than 50 were invited to the second round. Twenty were selected for the delegation with seven alternates.The selected group of students and faculty represents BC with a diversity of disciplines, experiences, and cultural perspectives.
Faculty Insights
Erik Owens, Director of BC's International Studies Program, reflects on the BC delegation's experience attending COP26.聽
BC News
Lessons learned at COP26
Boston College attendees at the U.N. Climate Change Conference reflect on takeaways and the road from here.Read More on BC News
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