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Thank you so much for contributing to the future of Emory’s delegation to the United Nations Climate Change (UN COP) meetings! We were able to raise more than our $3,000 goal. Your support truly means so much to us. Your gift will help students, faculty, and researchers to attend COP23 in Bonn, Germany in November 2017.
Enjoy this video clip to learn more about our experience at COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco in 2016.
Our Momentum campaign has ended, but we will continue to ensure that members of the Emory community can continue to engage with climate change issues on a global scale, no matter their financial background, for years to come. Please visit our website to find more information of our journey to COP23 and we look forward to keeping in touch.
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Thank you so much for your support.
Now that President Trump has decided to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Accord, we believe that Emory should strive more than ever to provide opportunities for talented and passionate students to engage in climate change research. We are committed to ensuring that bright Emory students can attend COP meetings.
There are only 3 more days left in our Momentum crowdfunding campaign. Please continue supporting our program and sharing this campaign to ensure that members of the Emory community can engage with issues of climate change on a global scale, no matter their financial background, in Bonn, Germany this November.
Thank you again for your support, and we ask that you tell others about how this Momentum crowdfunding campaign will help Emory engage in the conversation and research on climate change.
Enjoy this video clip to see more of our experience at COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco, in 2016.
-Eri Saikawa, ENVS Assistant Professor
Thank you for your support. You are helping us reach our goal to send Emory’s delegation to the next COP meeting in Bonn, Germany.
Do you know others on the fence about climate change?
Here’s why they should care:
As you can see from the quote below, learning about the science behind climate change motivated our delegation to get to work.
“As a graduate student in environmental sciences focused on climate and energy policies, attending COP was a once in a lifetime opportunity to witness firsthand international climate negotiations and hear from experts from around the world. This was not only an incredibly exciting and valuable personal experience but also strengthened my graduate research and helped me grow professionally. For my graduate research, I evaluated the effectiveness of state-level policies on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector. At COP I heard directly from state regulators about the efforts they were pursuing, the commitments they were making, and how important they viewed state-level action in the fight against climate change. I also gained experience communicating my research at COP when I presented at a side event and discussed my preliminary findings with the professionals and academics that visited our booth. Overall, I can confidently say that attending COP22 was the greatest privilege that I had as a graduate student and is something that other students interested in climate change should have the opportunity to experience in the future.” -Geoff Martin, 17G
Enjoy this video to see more of our experience at COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco, in 2016.
Please continue supporting this program by sharing this campaign to ensure that members of the Emory community can engage with issues of climate change on a global scale, no matter their financial background, for years to come.
Thank you for getting us to 42% of our goal, but we still need your help to make it across the finish line!
By supporting our campaign, you make experiences like that of Emily Li 17C possible:
“COP isn't your average conference. It's not just attending talks by NASA scientists and government policymakers, brainstorming in panels about combatting climate skepticism with youth activists from around the world, or networking with global leaders in climate science research. The event is a testament to the widespread, prevailing nature of climate change, which is just as much ingrained in the feathers on the traditional garb of Native Americans discussing environmental justice, in the sculptures inspired by climate disasters, and in every bite of sustainable chocolate. For me, COP was all that and more—the opportunity to learn firsthand how world leaders, policymakers, and activists are approaching climate change so that in the future I, too, can be part of that solution.” —Emily Li, 17C
Enjoy this video clip to see more of our experience at COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco, in 2016.
Please continue your support of this program and share this campaign with others to ensure that members of the Emory community can engage with climate change issues on a global scale, no matter their financial background, for years to come.
Undergraduate and graduate students, staff, faculty, and researchers from Emory University have used their experiences at COP to further their goals. From creating new research and professional partnerships to presenting Emory’s unique contributions to campus sustainability and public health, our delegation’s role at COP has benefited us as individuals and a larger university community.
But don’t take our word for it. Read for yourself!
"COP21 in Paris was undoubtedly the defining experience of my Emory education. The opportunity to meet and engage with academics, activists, business leaders, and politicians from across the world had a profound impact on my post-graduation plans and gave me the drive and resources to pursue opportunities in the cleantech industry. Our projects leading up to Paris gave me the chance to talk to some of Atlanta's leading climate experts. And our class post-COP had the exciting opportunity to engage all of Emory's campus in meaningful and transformative climate discussions and action. All of this occurred with the most diverse group of students, in terms of backgrounds and academic interests, that I have had the chance to work with during my four years at Emory." —Taylor McNair, 16B
Please continue your support of this program and share this campaign with others to ensure that members of the Emory community can engage with climate change issues on a global scale, no matter their financial background, for years to come.
Enjoy this video clip to see more of our experience at COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco, in 2016:
Without financial assistance, many passionate and exceptionally qualified Emory students would not have the means to participate in this unique opportunity to fight climate change. Past delegation members have credited the experience with helping them to find their true calling, gaining them mentors in the field, and exposing them to the global and intersectional nature of climate change.
Your support helps to ensure that this program lasts for all students for years to come. Please help spread the word about our Emory UN COP delegation: https://momentum.emory.edu/EmoryUNCOP.
Please enjoy this video, which highlights Emory’s emerging role in the international fight to stop climate change.
The troposphere is the layer of the Earth’s atmosphere close to the surface in which we live. Your gift of $25 can support a meal of a delegate in Bonn, Germany in November 2017.
The stratosphere contains much of the atmosphere’s ozone, which absorbs ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Your gift of $50 can support two meals of a delegate in Bonn, Germany in November 2017.
Existing between the stratosphere and the thermosphere, the mesosphere is 50 to 80 km in altitude above the Earth’s surface. Your gift of $100 can support one night’s lodging for a delegate in Bonn, Germany in November 2017.
The thermosphere is higher in temperature than underlying layers of the atmosphere, as it absorbs X-ray radiation from the sun. Your gift of $250 can support two night’s lodging and two meals for a delegate in Bonn, Germany in November 2017.
The ionosphere overlaps with the thermosphere, beginning 80 km above the Earth, reflecting and absorbing radio waves. Your gift of $500 can support five night’s lodging for a delegate in Bonn, Germany in November 2017.
The exosphere begins 500 km above the Earth’s surface, containing mostly hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Your gift of $1,000 can support a delegate’s full week of meals and lodging in Bonn, Germany in November 2017.
You have achieved the necessary escape velocity to leave the Earth’s atmosphere and blast off into outer space! With your donation of $3,000, you can fully sponsor a student delegate, faculty member, or researcher to attend the next COP meeting, including airline flight, in Bonn, Germany in November 2017.