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Bridging The Mitigation Gaps : Technology And Climate Finance In An Equitable Global Transition, Iten Hassan

COP30

Mitigation has been the scope of all international climate negotiations ; nevertheless, COP30 Agenda highlights the urgency in scaling up the ambition in reducing CO2 emissions , shifting towards renewable energy sources, mitigating for the 1.5°C and the Net-Zero target. This Policy Paper aim is bridging the gaps between The Global North (Developed) countries and The Global South (Developing) countries by exploring the main challenges that face both developed and developing countries when mitigating , using London and Egypt as prime examples, respectively; nevertheless, it proposes solutions for both countries in terms of the key pillars for the implementation techniques …

The Mediterreanean We Share: Enhancing The Eu-Mediterranean Cooperation In Education And Capacity Building For A Resilient Climate Action, Achref Ininou

COP30

The Euro-Mediterranean region is facing growing inequalities, and regional resilience is being put to the test as we deal with escalating climate challenges. Although the significance of education and capacity building is emphasized by frameworks like SDG 4 and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, regional efforts are still dispersed, short-term, and frequently not monitored and evaluated. Through inclusive education, the development of green skills, and regional cross-border collaboration, this policy paper highlights that people, especially youth, must be at the center of climate strategies. Strong monitoring and evaluation systems are necessary, though, to guarantee the long-term viability of these …

Young Indigenous Women And The Low-Carbon Future: Female Political Representation And Knowledge In The Energy Sector In Brazil, Fernando Da Gama

COP30

The transition to a low-carbon economy is an ethical imperative in the face of the climate crisis, demanding actions that encompass social justice, gender equity, and Indigenous leadership. It is therefore urgent to include young Indigenous women in the design and implementation of sustainable energy solutions, as demonstrated by case studies in the Brazilian Amazon. Despite the central role of Indigenous peoples in environmental protection, international climate finance still overlooks community-based initiatives, allocating less than 1% of global resources directly to these populations. Indigenous women face additional challenges due to gender and technical access barriers. There is a clear need …

"From Global Stocktake To Global Delivery: A Policy Roadmap For Cop30 Implementation" How Can We Hold Stakeholders Accountable And Foster Global Collaboration?, Joshua Underhill

COP30

The Earth is facing a climate catastrophe. According to NASA (2024), the Earth's average surface temperature in 2024 was the warmest on record. The same article outlines that the Earth is about 1.47 degrees Celsius warmer than the preindustrial period1. A core mechanism designed to address this challenge, and other key concerns, is the Global Stocktake GST, which is a process within the Paris Agreement assessing collective progress towards key goals.

This policy paper will primarily focus on the history of the global stocktake, before delving into the future of the GST, the NDC, and global mutirao, all with the …

Accountability Systems For Post-Gst Implementation: Strengthening Global And National Governance To Ensure Transparency, Compliance, And Equity In Delivering The Paris Agreement, Binama Nyacyesa

COP30

This policy paper, developed by the Rwandan delegation in the COP30 Simulation, proposes the establishment of a comprehensive accountability architecture in order to translate the outcomes of the Global Stocktake (GST) into transparent, equitable, and enforceable climate action. Building on this year's COP Presidency's emphasis on mutirão, which is inclusive collective action, this paper outlines different governance mechanisms that could strengthen compliance, both at global and national levels, integrate Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR) into their monitoring frameworks, and embed adaptation tracking in line with the Sharm El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda (SAA). Using Rwanda's track record in governance and regional leadership …

From Dialogue To Delivery: Engaging Non-State Actors In Gst Follow-Up, Aya Mohamed

COP30

Climate action is falling short where it matters most, on the ground, because those doing the work are often excluded from the system's tracking progress. The Global Stocktake (GST), meant to assess global climate efforts, remains focused on national governments, leaving out non-state actors (NSAs) who lead much of the real-world delivery. This exclusion stems from structural gaps in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the lack of formal ways for NSAs to engage meaningfully. Existing tools, like voluntary platforms and consultations, are not enough, they lack enforcement and true integration. This paper proposes two practical solutions: AI-powered Nested Climate Accounting, …

Cop-30 Simulation Report Ignite And Insight: A Global Mutirão, Anes Saadi

COP30

The first Global Stocktake (GST) certifies that there is a widening gap between our collective ambition and the real-world deliveries. And while the COP29 did set a new climate finance floor of US$300 billion/yr by 2035, the science however showed that this is far below developing country needs, and the current trajectories still overshoot the Paris 1.5 C limit. With the most recent updates, Article 6 market rules are now in full operation. That is inclusive of a mandatory 5% "share of proceeds" for the Adaptation Fund; it is an underused lever to channel resources to the frontline communities (UNFCCC, …

Strengthening Climate Empowerment In Pharmacy Education And Practice: A Literature Review, Hend Ahmed

COP30

Pharmacists are increasingly acknowledged as essential contributors to climate resilience as climate change poses ever-increasing challenges to global health. Within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) provides a framework that is focused on capacity building, public engagement, and education. The application of ACE principles to pharmacy practice and education to advance sustainability is examined in this article. It looks at national projects that support ACE objectives like Kerala's pharmacy-led waste management campaign and the Greener-NHS programme. The review finds gaps and opportunities for incorporating climate action into pharmacy through …

The Climate League: A Competitive Governance Model To Enhance Ndc 3.0 Ambition And Delivery, Mohamed Noby

COP30

The first Global Stocktake (GST) has confirmed that the world is off-track; where current Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are far from sufficient to meet the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target. Despite decades of climate negotiations, an ambition gap, implementation deficit, and climate finance shortfall continue to hinder meaningful progress; driven largely by a focus on securing commitments rather than ensuring their implementation and real-world impact. This policy paper identifies the governance gap at the heart of these failures and proposes a new framework: The Climate League. which aims to transform climate action into a dynamic competitive process by ranking countries based …

Schools As Hubs For Cultivating Climate Literacy And Action In Egypt, Kenzy Al Ruwaini

COP30

Partial reforms within the national education system across Egypt during 2022 as Egypt worked towards better fulfilling its promises to becoming more sustainable. These reforms aimed to better build students' capacity and their involvement in climate initiatives. However, noting the important role of schools in student development, this paper puts forward a call for more comprehensive reforms that aim to target more than just students' theoretical understanding. Remarking the vitality of a changed understanding and interaction between the students and the environment. As well as ensuring that the students learn to become active members of their community with a profound …

Youth And Gender Equity In Decision Making, Nada Chaabene

COP30

With the COP30 choosing “mutirão”, which means collective community work, as their central theme (COP30, 2024), the president of the conference in Brazil emphasizes that it’s an opportunity to connect global actions and create a mobilization chain of the expertise of people from various communities and from different sectors to move from negotiation to concrete action (COP30, 2024). This cannot be done without a proper representation of all the underrepresented communities of young people and women, as discussed in the Sharm El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda (SAA).

This paper explores the ongoing challenges of inclusive representation in decision-making spaces like the COP. …

The Indiana Statesman, September 25, 2025, Indiana State University

Student Newspaper

HLA kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month; Sustainability Month Kickoff next Wednesday; Retraction

Com 312-005, 011, 013: Effective Communication, John Esche

Humanities Syllabi

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Com 312-029: Effective Communication, Josh Tobiessen

Humanities Syllabi

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Com 313-101: Writing For The Workplace, Aneliia Chatterjee

Humanities Syllabi

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Com 230-001: Intro To Film, Calista Mcrae

Humanities Syllabi

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Hss 404-061: Senior Seminar - Ai Ethics, Daniel Estrada

Humanities Syllabi

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Hss 404-065, H09, H11: Senior Seminar - Newark Narratives: Art/Culture/Site Literacies, Jon Curley

Humanities Syllabi

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Psy 321-001: Social Psychology, Abriana Gresham

Humanities Syllabi

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Engl 102-025, 027: Intro To Research Writing, Sophia Manning

Humanities Syllabi

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Bachelor's Degrees And Earnings In The Mountain West, 2022, Anthony Arroyo, Sydney Mitchell, Lara Karaalp, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.

Higher Education

This fact sheet presents 2022 data on the median annual earnings of bachelor's degree holders for specific fields of degrees (FODs) across the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. This fact sheet also examines the share and earnings of individuals with less than a bachelor’s degree compared to bachelor’s degree holders in the three Mountain West metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) appearing among the 30 largest MSAs in the United States: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ; Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO; and Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV. The “Field of Bachelor's Degree in the United States: 2022” report from the U.S. Census Bureau …

The Path To A Green Transition: Just And Inclusive, Nour Elden Tarek Anwr Abd Elshafy

COP30

This paper explores the opportunities and challenges in achieving Just Transition in the agricultural sector, focusing on the critical areas of Climate investments in the field of training and public awareness, policy formulation, and promoting Inclusive sustainable livelihoods for the most affected groups, namely people with disabilities. It highlights the current gaps in Climate investments, the need for inclusive and effective policies, and the importance of ways to achieve just integration to reduce Poverty and unemployment rates. The paper proposes actionable solutions to align financial investments, policy frameworks, and Comprehensive practices with the Paris Agreement goals and Glasgow talks (COP26), …

Educate To Empower : Reforming Education For Youth-Led Climate Readiness, Souvana Samy Ismael Abdelmoumen Mohamed

COP30

This policy paper explores the pressing need to equip young people in vulnerable countries with the knowledge and skills to face the climate crisis. Today’s youth, the largest generation in history, are growing up on the frontlines of climate change, often in places least prepared to respond. Yet in many national education systems, climate literacy is still absent or underdeveloped, leaving students without the tools to understand the challenges shaping their future. The paper identifies three main barriers: climate topics missing from school curricula, limited opportunities for youth to engage in decision-making, and chronic underfunding of climate education. Drawing on …

Phasing Out Fossil Fuels And Accelerating Renewable Energy Resources, Pakiza Khalid

COP30

This paper examines the challenges and opportunities in reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the phase out of fossil fuels and acceleration of renewable energy. The 3 areas of interest discussed are: fossil fuel subsidies, electric grid infrastructure and decarbonisation challenges in industrial and transport sectors. The two policy recommendations include development of a national just transition framework and integration of energy storage systems in grids. This paper is directly aimed at governments and policy makers.

Youth At The Frontlines: Advancing Capacity Building And Climate Empowerment Through Ace Under The Unfccc, Shahad Abdulrahim Almatrafi

COP30

The role of youth has become more important as changemakers and impact drivers, as we face a global climate crisis. However, their ability to influence still remains constrained by the limited access and lack of formal climate education, and underdeveloped institutional mechanisms across the Global South. This paper focuses on strengthening capacity building and the ACE by institutionalizing youth engagement within the UNFCCC at the national and global levels to develop their capacities. In 2021, the Glasgow Programme of Action revitalized the frameworks for climate empowerment; however, progress remains insufficient. Genuine transformation necessitates the integration of youth empowerment into education, …

The Relationship Between Capacity Building And Action Climate Empowerment, Omar Mahmoud Mohamed

COP30

Despite robust international recognition of the importance of Capacity building and Action climate empowerment, they are frequently stuck in translating into sustained, tangible climate action at national and local levels. In this sense, the pervasive implementation gap significantly undermines these efforts, specifically in developing countries. That is why this paper explores the critical barriers, including systemic fragmentation of governance and chronic underfunding of climate actions. Thus, this paper aims to strengthen and integrate Capacity Building and Action Climate Empowerment for climate solutions, as it is claimed that the most critical issue within this domain is the persistent disconnect between policy …

Strengthening Climate Empowerment And Equity Through Youth-Led Capacity Building In Africa, Henok Demelash

COP30

Africa’s youth over, 60% of the population, remain an untapped force in climate policymaking despite being among the most affected by climate change. This exclusion persists even though Article 12 of the Paris Agreement, through Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE), mandates education, training, public awareness, and capacity building as essential drivers of climate action. Most African countries have yet to fully implement ACE, leaving youth inclusion fragmented and under-resourced. This policy brief examines the gaps in mainstreaming youth action into national climate efforts and the UNFCCC process based on Ethiopia's U-Report, the African Union youth climate actions, and the IGAD …

Athletes As Ace Ambassadors: A Framework For Integrating Sports Personalities Into Climate Communication Strategies, Abderrahim Baalla

COP30

Global institutions face a critical "volume-over-impact" communication crisis, where thousands of official reports and meetings fail to translate into public engagement. This systemic issue is directly applicable to the climate sector, where conventional communication struggles to cut through the noise. This failure particularly undermines Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE), as it hinders efforts to raise awareness and provide vital climate education to the public, especially youth. To address this gap, this paper proposes the 'Athletes for Climate Empowerment (ACE) Ambassadors' Framework. Based on successful models like the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador program, this framework provides a practical pathway to formalize and …

Circular Climate Empowerment Policy: Transforming Uco Into Biodiesel, Green Jobs, And Inclusive Climate Education Through Community-Led Action, Aisyah Nabihah

COP30

The world is entering a critical phase in the climate crisis, with temperatures soaring past 50°C in some regions and the global average already an increase of 1.1°C compared to the pre-industrial levels. Rising emissions continue to disrupt ecosystems, threaten coastal populations, and endanger water security. While fossil fuels remain the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, waste mismanagement and educational inequality are two often-overlooked forces undermining climate resilience. For example, 1 liter of Used Cooking Oil (UCO) can pollute 1,000 m³ of clean water. This policy paper introduces an alternative path: leveraging community-led circular economy models to drive grassroots …

Capacity Building: Climate Literacy And Sustainability Integration In Teachers’ Education And Training., Jomana Abdelhamid

COP30

Despite the existing efforts done towards prepping a climate literate youth whom are aware of the changes affecting our environment and ecosystem, there is still an existent gap in the translation of these efforts to reach a younger audience and their interpretation into feasible knowledge and action-oriented programs. Hence, this paper delves deep into an analysis of the methods of integration of Eco-Entrepreneurship and environmental education in teachers’ education to prep them for the inclusion of climate education in national curriculums. Furthermore, this paper discusses some of the barriers teachers face when fusing green skills and knowledge in their curricula. …