Reflections on COP30: Media Breakfast & Research Roundtable
Event Summary
From a just transition to climate finance, this year’s hot topics from the UN climate COP30 are ongoing areas of study for many researchers—some who recently returned from Belém. Get data and insights from top scholars with deep expertise in energy and climate topics—including climate finance, extreme heat, China’s energy transition, adaptation and monitoring, and loss and damage.
Network, develop new stories, or refine existing ones while enjoying breakfast, conversation, and a view of the Capitol from our Penn Washington office. This event is co-hosted by the University of Pennsylvania’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, Perry World House, and Penn Washington.
Event Overview
8:00 – 9:00 AM | Arrival and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15 AM | Welcome and Research Highlights (2-minute research talks)
9:15 – 9:45 AM | Reporter Q&A
9:45 AM | Departure or optional on-site interviews
Important Event Information
This event is in-person only and only open to members of the media. Advance registration is required and will close on 12/8. Doors and check-in will be open at 8 AM. Please arrive no later than 8:30 AM.
Featured Researchers
William Burke-White
Professor of Law, Carey Law SchoolWilliam Burke-White is Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. Burke-White, an international lawyer and political scientist, is a leading expert on U.S. foreign policy, multilateral institutions, and international law.
Allison Lassiter
Assistant Professor, City and Regional PlanningAllison Lassiter is an assistant professor of city and regional planning at the Weitzman School of Design. Her work examines opportunities to use landscape infrastructure and emerging technologies to build resilience and increase adaptive capacity.
Sanya Carley
Mark Alan Hughes Faculty DirectorSanya Carley is the Faculty Director of the Kleinman Center. She is also Vice Provost for Climate Science, Policy, and Action at Penn and Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design.
Scott Moore
Director of China Programs and Strategic InitiativesScott Moore is a faculty fellow at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and the Director of China Programs and Strategic Initiatives. He is also a practice professor of political science.
Michael Weisberg
Deputy Director, Perry World HouseMichael Weisberg is deputy director of Perry World House, as well as Bess W. Heyman President’s Professor and Chair of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania.
Moderator
Elizabeth Klein
Director of Domestic Policy Programs, Penn WashingtonElizabeth Klein is the Director of Domestic Policy Programs at Penn Washington. She previously served as the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in the Department of the Interior.
