Panel Discussion: 'COP30 Debrief: Insights and reflections from the University of Oxford delegation'

Forthcoming Event

Date
 27 January 2026, 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Registration Required

Location
 Oxford Martin School & Online
34 Broad Street (corner of Holywell and Catte Streets), Oxford, OX1 3BD

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Join the Oxford Climate Research Network and the Oxford Martin School for a debrief panel unpacking the key outcomes and implications of COP30, with insights from members of the Oxford delegation.

This discussion will go beyond headline decisions to explore what COP30 delivered in practice across climate action, including nature-based solutions, legal and governance frameworks, youth engagement, and the role of non-state actors.

Panel:

  • Erika Berenguer, Senior Research Associate at the Ecosystems Lab (Chair)
  • Aline Soterroni, Research Fellow at Nature-based Solutions Initiative (NbSI) and Oxford Net Zero (ONZ)
  • Selam Kidane Abebe, Senior Research Fellow in Net Zero Law at Oxford Net Zero (ONZ)
  • Isha Yadav, Co-President of the Oxford Climate Society
  • Hansa Mukherjee, Nature Programme Associate, Climate Champions (COP30)
  • Ievgeniia Kopytsia, Associate Professor at Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University

This is a joint event with Oxford Climate Research Network.

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Erika Berenguer

Dr Erika Berenguer
Senior Research Associate, Ecosystems Lab

Dr Berenguer is a Brazilian ecologist working at the University of Oxford and Lancaster University. She is one of the coordinators of the Sustainable Amazon Network, a research network encompassing over 100 scientists from Brazil and abroad. She also co-leads the working group on deforestation and forest degradation in the Science Panel for the Amazon. Working in the Amazon for 17 years and spending long periods immersed in the forest, her work involves investigating how forests respond to human disturbance, particularly fires. 

Aline Soterroni

Dr Aline Soterroni
Research Fellow, Nature-based Solutions Initiative & Oxford Net Zero

Dr Soterroni is an environmental scientist working on scenario modelling for climate-nature policy assessment, with a particular focus on Brazil. Her research explores the synergies and trade-offs between net-zero strategies and biodiversity conservation.

Selam Kidane Abebe

Dr Selam Kidane Abebe
Senior Research Fellow in Net Zero Law, Oxford Net Zero

Selam's research focuses on net-zero pathways and the development of legal frameworks to implement net-zero commitments. She has extensive experience with multilateral environmental agreements, including the UNFCCC. She led negotiations for the African Group during the Paris Agreement and continues to serve as a legal adviser. She also served as a legal adviser and drafted declarations for the G20 South African Presidency’s Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group. Since 2020, she has been a member of the Paris Agreement Compliance Committee, supporting the implementation of Parties’ obligations. 

Isha Yadav

Isha Yadav
Co-President, Oxford Climate Society

Isha is an 3rd year undergraduate biology student, and co-president of the Oxford Climate Society, a platform for climate education and engagement. At COP, she was working with ClimaTalk to demystify climate policy and amplify youth voices.

Hansa Mukherjee

Hansa Mukherjee
Nature Programme Associate, Climate Champions (COP30)

Hansa is a Rhodes Scholar, specializing in remote sensing to monitor environmental risks and inform climate policy. She worked with the COP30 Presidency and High Level Champion team on the nature axis of the COP30 action agenda. Hansa has previously worked with NASA to explore how satellite data can improve conservation efforts in the Global South and she also consults on climate resilience, working with the Climate Lead at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 

 

Ievgeniia Kopytsia

Dr Ievgeniia Kopytsia
Associate Professor, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Ukraine

Dr Kopytsia is a legal scholar specialising in climate, energy, and environmental law and policy, with a focus on green recovery, resilience, and net-zero governance from international, European, and Ukrainian perspectives. As an Academic Visitor at the Faculty of Law and an Associate of Oxford Net Zero (2023–2025), her research examined climate law and policy dilemmas in the context of polycrisis, conflict, and systemic transformation. Dr Kopytsia has participated in multiple COPs, including COP30, where she engaged as an official delegate, contributing to policy dialogues on climate resilience, just transition, carbon markets, and post-conflict green recovery.
 

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