Andrei Kurbatov participated in the proposal submittedto the PAGES (Past Global Changes) Executive Committee to establish thenew working group PaleoIMAGING. It has been formally approved by the PAGES. In their acceptance letter, the PAGES leadership highlighted the strategic importance of the working group’s objectives, particularly the development of open-access data curation and sharing protocols and […]
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Kimberley Miner was interviewed by The Weather Channel about Arctic change and also spoke with the NPS/NASA group about climate change.
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The Climate Change Institute participated in the proposal submitted to the PAGES (Past Global Changes) Executive Committee to establish the new working group PaleoIMAGING. It has been formally approved by the PAGES. In their acceptance letter, the PAGES leadership highlighted the strategic importance of the working group’s objectives, particularly the development of open-access data curation […]
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Science News featured Daniel Sandweiss, professor of anthropology and climate studies at the University of Maine, commenting on new research into Peru’s Monte Sierpe, or “Serpent Mountain.” Sandweiss said the study “makes a strong case” that Inca rulers repurposed the massive earthwork, known for its thousands of carved holes, as a system for receiving and […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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