Expert Comment
COP26: Experts comment on Transport Day
Today is Transport day at COP26, and experts from the University of Warwick have been commenting on the challenges faced in tackling climate change through how we travel.
COP26 - reflection from Dr Lory Barile
"COP26 showcases the power of telling positive stories about climate change and the impact this may have on individuals’ behaviour and local communities." Behavioural science expert Dr Lory Barile reflects on what she has learned as one of the University of Warwick delegates to the COP26 conference.
COP 26: Gender and sustainability - expert comment
Professor Shirin Rai, Professor of International Political Economy and Director of the Warwick Interdisciplinary Research Centre for International Development (WICID), comments on the close relationship between sustainability and gender.
COP26: Adaptation, Loss and Damage Day - experts comment
Discussion at COP26 today focuses on Adaptation, Loss and Damage. Dr Celine Tan of Warwick Law, and Professor Keith Hyams and Dr Morten Fibieger Byskov of PAIS comment on how adaptation cannot be separated from larger development goals, and also comment on the announcement of a £300m adaptation fund.
Oceans in focus at COP26 - Expert Comment
"We often hear the discourse that ‘we need to save the planet’ whereas the reality is that the planet will be just fine, it’s us that won’t be." Dr Jess Savage from Global Sustainable Development, comments on the need to change humanity's relationship with the natural environment.