Beginning Nov. 30, world leaders and climate experts will gather in Dubai for the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). During the two-week meeting, delegates from nearly every country on Earth will work together to find ways to address the climate crisis, such as limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius and helping vulnerable communities adapt to the effects of climate change. Faculty experts from CU Boulder are available to discuss climate change and its potential solutions. Find more climate-related research and solutions stories from CU
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On glaciers and ice:
Waleed Abdalati is the director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES). He can discuss the contributions of ice sheets and high-latitude glaciers to sea level rise, and their relationship to the changing climate.
Twila Moon is the deputy lead scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, which is part of CIRES at CU Boulder. She can discuss the current state of glaciers around the world.
On environmental policies and action:
James Anaya is a distinguished professor of law at CU Boulder. He can discuss international human rights including in its relation to climate change and Indigenous rights. He is attending the conference.
Maxwell Boykoff is a professor in the Department of Environmental Studies and a fellow at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at CU Boulder. He can discuss decarbonization policies and decision-making, and how they influence people’s everyday lives. He is attending the conference.
Amanda Carrico is an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at CU Boulder. She can talk about the social and psychological conditions that lead to pro-environmental action.
Clint Carroll is an associate professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies at CU Boulder. He can discuss Native American environmental knowledge, practices, and justice.
On extreme weather:
Pedro DiNezio is an associate professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at CU Boulder. They can discuss extreme weather events, and the impacts of global climate fluctuations generated by El Niño and La Niña.
On carbon emissions and technology:
Paul Komor is a senior research associate at the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) at CU Boulder. He can discuss policies, technologies and other tools needed to phase out fossil fuels.
Oana Luca is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry. She can discuss carbon capture technologies.
Lucy Pao is a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering. She can discuss how better wind turbines can accelerate offshore wind power development in the U.S.
Wil Srubar is an associate professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering. He can discuss how to use algae to reduce the cement industry's carbon footprint.