COP 29
Baku, Azerbaijan, November 11th – 22nd, 2024.
Over the next two weeks, members of the University of Maine and Maine Law delegation will be following key negotiation streams including discussions linked to a new global goal for annual investments in climate policy, carbon trading mechanisms, adaptation for Indigenous communities, and operationalizing the loss and damage fund.
The delegates attend the negotiations to: 1) learn more about international climate governance; 2) conduct research related to the negotiations; and occasionally 3) to contribute to the process through speaking engagements based on expertise.
This year’s delegation includes two faculty and five graduate students, each with unique interests and perspectives on the process. They include:
- Nicholas Micinski – Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, University of Maine. FOCUS: climate migration and adaptation policy, particularly in the African Group of Nations.
- Anthony Moffa – Associate Professor of Environmental Law, University of Maine School of Law. FOCUS: carbon trading (voluntary and compliance markets), loss and damage (compensation for climate harms).
- Holly Fain – JD Candidate, Maine Law. FOCUS: Indigenous community participation, adaptation.
- Hailey Rizzo – JD Candidate, Maine Law. FOCUS: loss and damage, small island states, oceans.
- Jamie Dalgleish – JD Candidate, Maine Law. FOCUS: oceans, marine food production, loss and damage.
- Clea Harrelson – PhD Candidate, Anthropology. FOCUS: just transition, national adaptation plans.
- Sarah Ball – Graduate Student, School of Policy and International Affairs. FOCUS: gender, climate mobility, just transition.