COP28: Roundup

1. Fast-tracking the energy transition and slashing emissions before 2030;
2. Transforming climate finance, by delivering on old promises and setting the framework for a new deal on finance;
3. Putting nature, people, lives, and livelihoods at the heart of climate action;
4. Mobilizing for the most inclusive COP ever.

• 38 countries signed the Greening Education Partnership Declaration, committing to incorporate climate education into their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). The Partnership is a collaboration between the UAE, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Its four pillars are: Greening Schools; Greening Learning; Greening Capacity; and Greening Communities. Read the UNESCO Press Release.
• The 'Declaration on the Common Agenda for Education and Climate Change at COP28' explains the Greening Education Partnership in detail.
• Article on the Race to Zero for Universities and Colleges campaign by University World News.

How to get more involved, show leadership, and take action:

• Sign up to the Race to Zero for Universities and Colleges 
• Sign up to the SDG Accord
• Apply to the International Green Gown Awards
• Sign up to Nature Positive Universities
• UNSDSN resource hub
• Become Carbon Literate with your colleagues

Key events during COP28 for the education sector

• 10-12: ANSUR - Drexel, UC3, UCCRN, SDSN
• 12-1: Student Voices in Climate Action - UConn
• 1-2: Briefing: How COP Works: with Perry World House, Director, Professor of Philosophy Michael Weisberg, and International Organization for Migration and former United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Director Koko Warner – University of Pennsylvania
• 3-4:20: Yale Planetary Solutions: Climate Leadership: Perspectives from the Yale Community -- Human Capital Strategies for Africa: Can Green Jobs Tackle Unemployment in Africa? – Yale University
• 4:30-6: Transdisciplinary Research for Climate Solutions – Penn State

• 8-10: Climate Fragility with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Anne Witoswky – University of Pennsylvania
• 10-1: EXATEC Tec de Monterrey Alumni Networking Event – Tec de Monterrey
• 1-2: Briefing: The Geopolitics of Climate Change and Energy Security with Practice Professor Scott Moore – University of Pennsylvania
• 2-3: Decarbonizing Defense and Beyond: Leading by Example on Clean Energy with the Commission on Nuclear Energy and Climate Security – University of Pennsylvania
• 3-4: Yale Planetary Solutions: Opportunities for Transformative Change in the Global South– Yale University
• 4-6: Western academia and nomadic cultures collaboration to address climate change – GW
• 6-7: Higher Education Pavilion Networking – All Welcome!

• 9-10: SDG Platform for Local Action, Ambassador Miguel Ruiz-Cabañas – Tec de Monterrey
• 10:30-12: Yale Planetary Solutions: Education, Innovation, and Advocacy at Yale and in New Haven – Yale University
• 1-2: Briefing: Extreme Heat: Building Urban Resilience and Reducing Global Risks with Perry World House and Director of Programs Lauren Anderson – University of Pennsylvania
• 2-3: A Climate Conference for Cities? With Glasgow, UK City Council and Perry World House Visiting Fellow and Adjunct Professor Lolita Jackson
• 3-4: US, Brazil, and African countries in a Transnational conversation about climate change and Health from a Global South perspective – Drexel
• 4-6: Mongolian NDC & NAP Development Matters – GW
• 6-8: Young Researcher/Student Reception – WashU, Drexel and UC3 and Higher Education Pavilion Reception

• 9-11: TBD –University of Cambridge
• 11:30-12:30: Yale Planetary Solutions: Remaking Sustainable Trade Project – Yale University
• 1-2: The Sky Is Not the Limit: The Role of Commercial Geospatial Imaging Satellites in the Energy Transition – Penn
• 2-3: Fireside Chat: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Arctic and Global Resilience Iris A. Ferguson with Practice Professor Scott Moore – Penn
• 3-5: Senior Leaders Shaping Institutional Action – Second Nature, Yale University, Stony Brook U, Truckee Meadows Community College
• 5-6:30: Brazilian and US researchers present study on the Intersection of Gender, Health, and Climate Adaptation in Brazil – Drexel

• 9-11: Securing Indigenous Peoples' Rights in the Green Economy: Learning from Past Mistakes - Securing Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the Green Economy (SIRGE) Coalition, GW
• 11-1: Networking session for Latin American Universities - Tecnológico de Monterrey
• 1-2: Securing the Just Transition: A Fireside Chat on Energy and Climate Infrastructure Protection - Penn
• 2-3: Just Transitions Panel – Penn
• 3-5: Penn Design Cities Event with Co-Director of the Penn Institute for Urban Research Genie Birch – University of Pennsylvania

• 9:15-10:45: Yale Planetary Solutions: UNEP/Global ABC Report - Building Materials and the Climate: Constructing the Future – Yale University
• 11:00-13:00: The Critical Role of the Built Environment – University of Cambridge
• 13:00-15:00: Report of the SDSN Global Commission on Urban SDG Finance with Professor of Law William Burke-White – University of Pennsylvania
• 15:00-16:00: Yale Planetary Solutions: Green Chemistry: Addressing Climate Change from Molecules to Megacities - Yale University
• 17:00-19:00: Cities Finance Meeting with Co-Director of the Penn Institute for Urban Research Genie Birch – Penn

• 12:10 PM - 12:40 PM GMT: Times Higher - 'How are climate risk management and resilience strategies imperative to institutional progress?'

• 10:15-11:30: Yale Planetary Solutions: American Public Support for Climate Action – Yale University
• 13:30 – 14:30pm (UAE)/ 9:30-10:30 (UK) - How can we use evidence to build climate resilient education systems? At UK Pavillion, Blue Zone
• 2-3: Malawi and Global Health Initiatives Panel with University Professor Ezekiel Emanuel, Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning Allison Lassiter, and Members of the Delegation of Malawi – University of Pennsylvania
• 3-4: Canadian Energy: Innovation, Opportunities, and Challenges in the Era of Climate Change – University of Toronto
• 4-5: Revisiting SDG7: Challenges and Opportunities with Kleinman Center for Energy Policy Co-Director Sanya Carley – University of Pennsylvania
• 5-7: Youth and the role of universities in fostering climate solutions

• 9-10:30: Solutions for the Energy Transition: Translating Global Goals into Local Action with Kleinman Center for Energy Policy Executive Director Cory Colijn– University of Pennsylvania
• 10-12: University-Assisted Community-Driven Climate Implementation Solutions at COP28 – Drexel
• 12-1: Center for the Future of Cities at Tec de Monterrey – Tec de Monterrey
• 1-2: Great Lakes Ecological Restoration & Sustainable Agriculture with Penn Praxis Managing Director Thabo Lenneiye – Penn
• 2-3: Briefing: Climate Vulnerability and Small Island States with Dean for Global Studies Stacy-ann Robinson – Penn
• 3-4:30: Yale Planetary Solutions: Navigating Waves of Change: Financing adaptation and resilience in the blue economy– Yale University
• 4:30-6:00: Ocean Based Carbon Dioxide Removal –Centre for Climate Repair, University of Cambridge
• 6-8: TBD – University of Pennsylvania

• 9-11: Landscape Regeneration – University of Cambridge
• 11-1: Unleashing Innovation: How Universities Can Drive Progress Towards Net-Zero - University of Toronto
• 1-2: Measuring adaptation: from targets to indicators in the water sector, Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning Allison Lassiter – University of Pennsylvania
• 2-3: Food Waste and Climate Change with Lecturer in Organizational Dynamics Steve Finn – Penn
• 3-4: Yale Planetary Solutions: Co-creating the future of food – Yale University
• 4-5:30: Carbon Sequestration – Drexel, Botswana University & Botswana Government
• 6-8: Young Researcher/Student Reception – Wash U, Yale, GW

• 10:15-12:15 Yale Planetary Solutions: Intergenerational Perspectives on Climate Action – Yale University
• 2-3: The Role of Academic Institutions in a Low-Carbon Transition with Kleinman Center for Energy Policy Executive Director Cory Colijn – University of Pennsylvania
• 3-4:30: TBC – GCSE, University of Cambridge
• 5-7: Higher Education Networks Gathering – University of Toronto, Cambridge, Drexel, GW
• 7: TBD – University of Pennsylvania

• 12-1: Center for the Future of Cities at Tec de Monterrey – Tec de Monterrey
• 6: TBD – University of Pennsylvania