RUS at COP28

COP28, the 28th edition of the Conference of the Parties, will be held from November 30th to December 12th in Dubai, UAE. At COP28, the different countries of the United Nations come together to discuss how to take action to achieve the collective climate goals agreed under United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Check out the full calendar of events on the MASE website - Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security

This year RUS will be attending to COP28 with two "side events" on December 8th and December 9th.

December 8th 2023 13:30 - 15:00 (Dubai local time, +3CET) - "Blue Zone" - Italy Pavilion

The role of universities in the process of decarbonization of urban areas

Event organized by Italian University Network for Sustainable Development (RUS)

In addition to the presentation of decarbonization guidelines developed by the RUS Network, during the roundtable the representatives of RUS universities will present ongoing collaborations among universities, local governments, and stakeholders in the decarbonization process of urban areas.

Agenda:

Introduction
The Italian Universities network for Sustainable development (RUS) and the decarbonization guidelines prepared by the RUS Climate Change working group
Roundtable discussion on ongoing collaborations between universities, local governments, and other local stakeholders in the decarbonization process
Conclusions

Speakers:

Patrizia Lombardi, Chair, RUS President, Politenico di Torino - slides presentation
Adriana Del Borghi, Co-Chair, Università degli Studi di Genova - slides presentation
Carmen Aina, RUS Piemonte President, Università del Piemonte Orientale - slides presentation
Edoardo Croci, Università Bocconi - slides presentation
Marco Frey, Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari di Perfezionamento Sant’Anna - slides presentation
Michela Gallo, Coordinator of RUS's Climate Change Work Group, Università degli Studi di Genova - slides presentation
Mario Ravera, Politecnico di Torino - slides presentation
Maurizio Tira, Università degli Studi di Brescia e EUA - slides presentation
Carmela Vaccaro, Università degli Studi di Ferrara - slides presentation

December 9th 2023 18:30 - 20:00 (Dubai local time, +3CET) - “Blue zone” - SE Room 6

Decarbonization Ecosystems: The Impact of University Partnerships

Event coordinated by the University of Toronto

Looking at the NZE Scenario (Net Zero Emission by 2050), Universities ought not to be "ivory towers". Universities ought to - or, rather, must - relate themselves to the societies by which they are hosted and to which they contribute. A panel of ten experts will face this issue by discussing real life examples of how universities, communities, and the industry cooperate towards the goal of decarbonization. The event will also shed light towards Universities' role in the promotion of social justice, equity, and youth leadership in this process of energy transition.

The panel will also feature, among others, the University of Toronto's 46-partner decarbonization project, the Italian University Network (RUS)'s decarbonization guidelines, the Climate Leadership Network's 450+ institution decarbonization plans, and the UK Universities and U7+ Climate Network leadership initiative.

Networks and Universities involved: École Polytechnique; Northwestern University; Politecnico di Torino; Second Nature, the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3) Secretariat; U7+ Alliance; Università degli Studi di Genova; Université Côte-d'Azur; Université de Montréal; University of Edinburgh; Washington University St. Louis; Italian University Network for Sustainable Development (RUS).