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Climate leadership after COP29 article by Head of School published by Open Access Government
Head of the School of Politics and International Studies, Professor Richard Beardsworth, discusses the outcomes of COP29 and what they mean for climate leadership and geopolitics. The immediate outcome of COP29 was a financial deal of $300 billion annually to developing countries by 2035, falling short of the $1.3 trillion many were expecting. With this lower...
Professor Jan Selby receives Horizon grant for methane project
A €2.5m grant has been awarded to Professor Jan Selby by the European Research Council (ERC), the University’s first since the UK rejoined the EU’s Horizon research scheme post-Brexit. Professor Selby joined POLIS as Professor of International Politics and Climate Change in 2023. His research focuses on international climate and environmental politics. This represents a vital...
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"COP at 30, Paris at 10, Trump at 2: What Future for Climate Multilateralism?", A One-Day Workshop
2025 marks both the 30th anniversary of the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework...