Day two mirrored the start of day one: a lengthy metro ride to the venue followed by more waiting in lines for entry. Although my intention was to attend the RINGO morning briefing, we didn’t arrive until 9:30 am, thirty minutes after it had begun. Acknowledging this delay, I redirected my morning towards the United …
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Watch Live: CC Students Participate on Panel “Empowering youth engagement in climate action, solutions, and policy addressing global challenges.”
Two CC students, Zoraiz Zafar ’25 and Lucy Kramer ’26, will join others from Moravian University, Michigan Tech, Uinversity of Connecticut, and Monash University (Australia), in a high-profile discussion about how educational institutions can engage and empower youth contributions to work on climate action. Join this discussion live at 5:45 am, Mountain Time (with strong …
Surreal Moments, Real Impact: My Journey at COP28
Over the course of this ongoing block, I have had the incredible opportunity to attend COP28, the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Dubai, as part of our class, ‘AN380 Engaging COP28 in Dubai as Ethnographers.’ While I had been relatively aware of the grandiose nature of this global event, nothing could have prepared …
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Day 1 @ COP 28 From the perspective of Tristan Durocher ’25
Day one was a whirlwind event, beginning with an almost hour long metro ride from our hotel to the COP 28 venue at Expo City 2020 . The metro ride was notably smooth, and although crowded at our stop, most people disembarked at the Sobha Realty, presumably for work, despite it being 10 am. Once …
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Are United Nations Climate Summits Growing Too Big?
Sarah Hautzinger (Professor of Anthropology) Each year, the signatory countries to the 2015 Paris Agreement and previous conventions gather in what is called a “COP,” for Conference of the Parties. COP28 in Dubai (Nov 30-Dec 12) is hosting a jaw-dropping number of attendees, reaching over 100,000 registered delegates (with some 3,000 registered virtually). By comparison, …
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Colorado College at COP27
Photo Highlights from AN380
Photos from AN380’s time in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
Graphic Recording to Capture COP27
By Olivia Jacobson I have been including doodles in my notes for a long time now. Though often cast as evidence of distraction, I only doodle when I’m most engaged. Adding visual representation into note-taking practices helps to process and interpret information. Below I’ve included excerpts from the journal I kept throughout our block abroad …
Coca-Cola and COP27
By Reeve Schroeder After hours of walking from one event to another in the hot sun, I was consistently craving a cold, refreshing drink. I will admit, I usually went for a Fanta. Coming from the United States, finding soda in glass bottles is exciting, and I might be making this up, but the Fanta …
Resistance at COP27
By Mary Andrews Throughout my time at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, I have grown to understand why so many climate justice activists feel exasperated at, and even threatened by the goings on of the conference. I have sat in on panels, taken notes at roundtables, attended press conferences, and even listened to president Biden’s speech, …
