Beginning Nov. 30, world leaders and climate experts are gathering in Dubai for the 28th to address the climate crisis and help vulnerable communities adapt.ÌıLearn more about CU Boulder's expertise and involvement in COP28.

ÌıRight Here, Right Now press conference

A press conference was held by the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance on Friday, Dec. 8, to announce draft Human Rights Climate Commitments. Watch the recording and learn more about the commitments.

Human rights climate commitments released in Dubai

CU Boulder was a key partner in the development of a set of human rights climate commitments released at COP28 in Dubai. The commitments stem from the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit held on campus in December 2022.

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5 innovative approaches to addressing climate change

From using quantum technology to spot and plug methane leaks to creating sustainable living building materials, researchers are racing to find solutions to slow the rate of climate change and potentially reverse its course.

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Faculty experts on climate change, solutions

Faculty experts from CU Boulder are available to discuss climate change and its potential solutions.ÌıTo arrange an interview,Ìıcontact CU Boulder media relationsÌıatÌıcunews@colorado.edu:

Executive Director, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science (CIRES)
Expertise: Contributions of ice sheets to sea level rise

Distinguished Professor, Law School
Expertise:ÌıInternational human rights including in its relation to climate change, Indigenous rights
Ìı*Anaya is attending COP28

Max Boykoff

Maxwell Boykoff

Professor, Department of Environmental Studies and CIRES
Expertise: Decarbonization politics,Ìıscience-policy decision-making
*Boykoff is attending COP28

Amanda Carrico

Amanda Carrico

Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Studies
Expertise: Social and psychological conditions for pro-environmental action, climate change and migration

Clint Carroll

Clint Carroll

Associate Professor, Department of Ethnic StudiesÌı
Expertise: Native American environmental knowledge, practices, and justice
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Pedro DiNezio

Pedro DiNezio

Associate Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Expertise: Extreme weather events, impacts of global climate fluctuations, El Niño and La Niña

Paul Komor

Paul Komor

Senior Research Associate,ÌıRenewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI)
Expertise: PoliciesÌıand technologies needed to phase out fossil fuelsÌı

Oana Luca

Oana Luca

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
Expertise: Electrochemical carbon capture
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Deputy Lead Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center and CIRES
Expertise: Glaciers

Lucy Pao

Lucy Pao

Professor, Department ofÌıElectrical, Computer & Energy Engineering
Expertise: Wind turbine design

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Wil Srubar

Wil Srubar

Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Expertise: Alternative Cement and Concrete Materials​

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