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Ever wondered what the world is truly doing about climate change? Why Dubai hosted a climate conference, and whether the United Nations can make genuine progress on climate change?

Lunch will be provided, so please RSVP by February 12 to ensure you are included in the catering order, though we welcome RSVPs until the day of the event. If you have questions, please email Northwestern Buffett’s Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives Samantha Nissen.

Join the Northwestern Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs for a lunch discussion with a panel of Northwestern's delegates to the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Panelists will include Kimberly Marion Suiseeya (Associate Professor in Political Science), Lauren Baker (PhD Candidate in Political Science) and Diana Elhard (PhD Candidate in Political Science). From partnering with solidarity networks of Indigenous peoples and activist movements to examining waste, precarity and climate finance, each panelist brings a range of expertise and experiences in COP spaces.

While news headlines may give readers the sense that COP28 was a success, this discussion will offer an in-depth analysis of climate negotiations and their social and political contexts, and how the final text in climate change agreements can highlight the real complexities, challenges and opportunities for climate governance.

Lunch will be provided, so please RSVP by February 12 to ensure you are included in the catering order, though we welcome RSVPs until the day of the event. If you have questions, please email Northwestern Buffett’s Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives Samantha Nissen.