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COP30 Day 6: Water at the Center of Climate Action

Keiran Lorentzen, Maine Law The views expressed herein belong exclusively to the delegate attending COP30 to observe and study international climate governance; they do not necessarily reflect those of the University or the Climate Change Institute. Today, November 15, 2025, COP30 is continuing in Belém. While this is the last day that the University of […]

COP30 Day 5: At the Gateway to the Amazon: Notes From COP30 in Belém

Adam Fortier-Brown The views expressed herein belong exclusively to the delegate attending COP30 to observe and study international climate governance; they do not necessarily reflect those of the University or the Climate Change Institute. The United Nation’s annual climate conference, COP30, is being hosted in Belém, Brazil: The “gateway to the Amazon.” Hosting COP here […]

COP30 Day 4: Setting the Tone, Article 6.2, and U.S. Absence

Thacher CarterThe views expressed herein belong exclusively to the delegate attending COP30 to observe and study international climate governance; they do not necessarily reflect those of the University or the Climate Change Institute. Hello from Belém, Brazil! My name is Thacher Carter, and I am a J.D. Candidate at UMaine School of Law where I […]

COP30 Day 3: Reflections from a Cynical Earth Scientist

Nestor Walters Good morning, good day. My name is Samuel Walters. I am not native, but I live and study in ckuwaponahk — the land where the sun first looks our way. To begin, I thank the ancestors and ask for their blessing. Disclaimer: This is a work of reflection, not journalism. Names of people […]

COP 30 Day 2: Mitigation Strategies for Technology and Waste & the Obligations of States

Stephanie Forbes The views expressed herein belong exclusively to the delegate attending COP30 to observe and study international climate governance; they do not necessarily reflect those of the University or the Climate Change Institute. After our first full day on the ground in Belém, our group has started to navigate the chaos that is a […]

COP30 Day 1: Dispatches from Belém

The University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute is once again present at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The 30th iteration of these negotiations is taking place over the next two weeks in Belém, Brazil. Throughout the conference, our delegation will provide insights, analysis, and on-the-ground reporting […]

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