Climate Change, Global Governance Penn at COP26: By the numbers

Perry World House's Michael Weisberg comments on the University of Pennsylvania's activities at COP26.

Though people from Penn have attended the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for many years, the Conference of Parties (COP26) taking place now in Scotland is just the second time the University has had official observer status, through the research and independent non-governmental organizations track.

“Penn has a robust presence at COP this year—stronger than ever before,” says Michael Weisberg, the Bess W. Heyman President’s Distinguished Professor in the Department of Philosophy, a Perry World House senior faculty fellow, and Penn’s Week 1 conference leader. “We aren’t just watching. We’re doing that, too, but the deep ties we have to the people affiliated with COP help make us partners in this process.” 

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