This panel examined the outcome of the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 30), which brought over 56,000 delegates to the Amazonian city of Belém. Elected politicians, government officials, business leaders, and civil society representatives gathered to coordinate a global response to climate change. This COP featured breakaway countries headed up by Colombia and the Netherlands who are committed to rethinking climate action beyond the confines imposed by obstructionist petrostates. Each of our panelists, who come from a range of academic disciplines and activist groups, offered a unique perspective and long experience with climate dialogues, COPs, and climate politics. Did COP 30 truly incorporate a wide range of perspectives, or did the agendas of governments and corporate lobbyists take center stage? What prospects are there for meaningful action to mitigate the effects of climate change?
Come visit this exhibition on "Our Stories: Illustrated Reflections on Cantonese Language & Culture," a zine on Cantonese language and culture which features the work of contributors aged 11-74 years old from 7 U.S. states and 2 countries abroad. "Our Stories" was compiled and illustrated by Noah Hrung (UCLA DMA '28 & Founder of Save Cantonese at UCLA). The exhibition will run at the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Art Center from January 15-29, 2026. Admission is free and open to the public.
“What's really important is not only what I learned in Australia, but how it is seen through a U.S. lens as well," said UCLA sophmore Fiona Xie about the global health travel study program.
