COP28: four key issues that will dominate the latest UN climate summit

A COP regular worries about a conflicted host and a lack of trust.

Jen Allan, Lecturer in Environmental Politics, Cardiff University • conversation
Nov. 29, 2023 ~8 min

The psychology of climate negotiations: How to move countries from national self-interest to global collective action

Negotiating global progress on climate change involves walking a fine line, as a former UN official explains.

Asif Husain-Naviatti, Visiting Fellow in International Climate Governance, Columbia University • conversation
Nov. 27, 2023 ~9 min


How climate negotiators turn national self-interest into global collective action

Negotiating global progress on climate change involves walking a fine line, as a former UN official explains.

Asif Husain-Naviatti, Visiting Fellow in International Climate Governance, Columbia University • conversation
Nov. 27, 2023 ~9 min

Next spat with your partner, try silence

If you're doing all the talking, then you're probably doing it wrong, says negotiation expert.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Sept. 11, 2023 ~5 min

5 reasons you crack under pressure

"Managing Conflict Mindfully" author outlines why even experts get in their own way sometimes, and how to stop.

Anna Lamb • harvard
June 27, 2023 ~4 min

To have better disagreements, change your words – here are 4 ways to make your counterpart feel heard and keep the conversation going

Researchers have identified ways to have more productive conversations – even when you’re talking to someone who holds an opposite view.

Julia Minson, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School • conversation
May 31, 2023 ~9 min

Moving in with your partner? Talking about these 3 things first can smooth the way, according to a couples therapist

Discussing some key topics before – or even after – they move in together can help couples successfully navigate this step.

Kristina S. Brown, Professor and Chair of Couple and Family Therapy, Adler University • conversation
March 22, 2023 ~6 min

Loss and damage: Who is responsible when climate change harms the world's poorest countries?

That’s the big question at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, and it’s controversial.

Bethany Tietjen, Research fellow in climate policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
Nov. 2, 2022 ~8 min


Loss and damage: Who is responsible when climate change harms the world's poorest countries, and what does compensation look like?

That’s the big question at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, and it’s controversial. Here are some of the ideas being floated.

Bethany Tietjen, Research fellow in climate policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
Nov. 2, 2022 ~8 min

50 years of UN environmental diplomacy: What's worked and the trends ahead

The Stockholm Conference in June 1972 launched five decades of international negotiations on everything from biodiversity to climate change.

Mihaela Papa, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Sustainable Development and Global Governance, The Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
May 31, 2022 ~9 min

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