Global Experiences

UChicago at COP

The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth has a growing presence at the annual UN international climate conferences. This resource contains our latest insights, events, student delegations, and more.

UChicago at COP30

As world leaders met in Brazil for the COP30 international climate conference, UChicago scholars were the ground providing new insights on the impacts of climate change and tools to confront it. Meanwhile, our delegation of UChicago students experienced the inner workings of the summit.

Student Delegations

COP30 Participants

Samantha Alderden

College '28

Eliza Beckerman-Lee

Booth/Harris '27

Laura Bornhoevd

College '28

Panchali Choudhary

College '26

Gabriela Coser

Harris '26

Rudra Patel

College '27

Davis Turner

College '26

Will Vanman

College '28

Claire Xie

Harris '26

COP29 Participants

Yasmin Ali

College '26

Genevieve Ansay

College '25

Keya Debnath

Harris '25

Iris Badezet-Delory

College '27

Eric Fang

College '25

Kyla Harrison

Booth '25

Chenwei Hu

College '27

Elijah Jenkins

College '26

Kobi Johnsson

College '25

Amy Ma

College '27

Sam Marsden

PME '26

Emmanuel Mayani

Harris '25

Sian McAllister

College '25

Eugene McCarty

College ‘26

Jesenia Parthasarathy

College '26

Vikram Ramaswamy

College '25

Divya Rajesh

College '25

Paul Salach

Booth '25

Stephanie Shekels

Harris '25

Elena Tiedens

College '25

Katherine Tu

Harris '25

Aastha Vasisht

Harris '25

Anqi Wang

Harris '25

Seri Welsh

College '26

Julia Yulian Wu

Law '26

Past Participants

Michelle David

Law '24

Ellen Ma

College ‘25

Ethan Jiang

College ‘25

Haley Coleman

College ‘26

Natalie Larsen

College ‘25

Ramya Polavarapu

Booth ‘24

Shama Tirukkala

College ‘24

Annie Yang

College ‘26

Ashton Oh

College ‘26

Aman Majmudar

College ‘24

Satvika Mahajan

Harris '24

Ava Hedeker

College '25

Julia Ferreira

College ‘24 & Division of Social Sciences ‘24

Rohan Mathur

College '24

Hannah Rogers

College '24

Mohit Jindal

Booth '24

Alejandro Garcia Cabrera

Harris '23

Elisa Epstein

Law '24

Kelsey Sawyer French

Booth '24

Adera Craig

College '25

Elizabeth Zazycki

College '23

Raghav Pardasani

College '25

Zoë Saldinger

College '23

Past Events

UChicago at COP·Nov 12, 2025

COP30 Delegation Visit

Nine UChicago students from across the University attended COP30 in Belém, Brazil in November 2025. Read the full news story recapping their experience here. About COP The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the largest global United Nations event for...
UChicago at COP·Nov 18, 2024

COP29 Delegation Visit

The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth at the University of Chicago strives to build future leaders in energy and climate change. Doing so requires providing students with critical real-world experiences. That’s why the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth...
UChicago at COP·Dec 1, 2023

COP28 Delegation Visit

EPIC partnered with UChicago Career Advancement to sponsor a delegation of College, Booth, Harris and Law students to attend the COP28 international climate change conference. These exceptional rising leaders travelled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates from December 1-6 where they...
UChicago at COP·Nov 11, 2022

COP27 Delegation Visit

EPIC partnered with UChicago Career Advancement to sponsor a delegation of College students to attend the COP27 international climate change conference. These exceptional rising leaders — Adera Craig (’25), Raghav Pardasani (’25), Zoe Saldinger (’23) and Elizabeth Zazycki (’23) —...