ANU Events 

Belém and beyond: Reflections on COP30 and what it means for COP31

Wednesday 26th November, 2.30-5pm AEDT 

Online via Zoom 

See more information and register here.

ANU Delegates and activities at COP30

Dhumimanyin Gawar (formerly Climate Alumni Leadership Program) 

This year, the Climate Alumni Leadership Program was given a new name in Ngunawal language by Ngunawal Traditional Custodian, Uncle Wally Bell. The program was named Dhumimanyin Gawar (Ngunawal for “talking from the heart”).  

In its fourth year, Dhumimanyin Gawar is an initiative by the ANU Pacific Institute which supports First Nations and Pacific Islander postgraduate students to attend COPs. Mentored by experienced researchers, Associate Professor Siobhan McDonnell, Salā Dr George Carter and Dr Virginia Marshall, this year, four scholars have a unique opportunity to amplify their research to a global audience and experience critical climate negotiations hands-on. This year's delegates are Nancy Diamana, Benjamin Mitchell, Laurie Singh and Vanessa Talei Rodie. 

Collaborative Ethnography Research Team 

Under the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Scheme, Chief Investigator Associate Professor Siobhan McDonnell is conducting a collaborative ethnography of United Nations climate governance and negotiation processes. Titled Not drowning, fighting?: UN climate governance and Pacific Island countries, Siobhan and her research team Dr Lakshmin Mudaliar, Rahkel Mercy, Laurie Singh and Evelyne Blake are attending COP30 to collect valuable data to see what gains are made during negotiations.

2035 pathways for major economies and Australia: comparative analysis

Tuesday 11 November, 11am

COP 30 Australian Pavilion, Belém, Brazil

Australia's 2035 emissions target implies roughly halving national emissions relative to today. What are the pathways to achieve this goal? How do 2035 emissions pathways for some major economies compare? This panel will feature highlights from new country studies done by the Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) at the University of Maryland, including on Australia in collaboration with the ANU, and the Climate Change Authority’s 2035 emissions target report for Australia.

Speakers:

• Professor Nathan Hultman, University of Maryland, USA
• Delima Ramadhani, Institute for Essential Services Reform, Indonesia
• Kylie Turner, ClimateWorks Centre, Australia

If you're not attending COP, you can watch this event online from 1am, Wednesday 12 November, via the DCCEEW Youtube site here.

Hosted by: ANU and University of Maryland

ANU activities with the Global Alliance of Universities for Climate (GAUC)

ANU is hosting a series of events at the GAUC Pavilion at COP30, including:

• A networking event for ANU alumni and students.
• Dhumimanyin Gawar and Collaborative Ethnographers Panel
• ANU and Monash panel on the role of universities in climate mitigation and adaptation, with panellists Dr Virginia Marshall, Dr George Carter and Dr Eliorah Malifa
• Seminar: People-centered approaches to innovation, entrepreneurship, and Indigenous knowledge for sustainable development, presented by Benjamin Mitchell and Luna Ape

Media

Brazil is trying to stop fossil fuel interests derailing COP30 with one simple measure. Professor Christian Downie describes the increasing push back against fossil fuel lobbying in this article for The Conversation, 20 November.