Baku at the Heart of Climate Action: Insights from COP29

Speaker: Dr. Bi Zhao, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political Science, she/her/hers

Bio: Bi Zhao, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Political Science specializing in International Relations, with a substantive focus on global climate change governance, transnational climate activism and climate justice. Her research has been published in Environmental Policy and Governance and the Journal of Human Rights. Her forthcoming book “Who tells your story? Ecology of NGOs at the UN climate change conferences.” will be published by Cambridge University Press.

Abstract: Each year, the United Nations Climate Change Conference hosts high-level negotiations on global climate policy. Attendees at the COP from Gonzaga community and the Spokane area will share their insights and indicate paths forward for climate action at our Jesuit, Catholic, humanistic institution committed to global sustainability.