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University of Birmingham at COP30

The University of Birmingham is proud to part of the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), the premier global summit on climate change. Our commitment to sustainability and environmental research is at the forefront of our mission to create a greener, more sustainable world.

Thriving Planet

Our researchers are diagnosing the destructive impact of anthropogenic climate change and advancing the scalable clean technologies needed to ensure a sustainable future for people and planet.

Find out more about our research to support a Thriving Planet

Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action (BISCA)

The University's involvement in the Conference of the Parties (COP30) is led by The Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action (BISCA) - a collaborative platform to nurture expertise and develop partnerships to tackle global sustainability challenges.

Global Collaboration

The University of Birmingham is a key player in international climate policy discussions. Through COP30, the University will collaborate with global policymakers, researchers, and organisations to address critical issues such as climate finance, renewable energy adoption, and the protection of the Amazon rainforest.

Sustainability in our Teaching and Learning

At Birmingham our ambition is to nurture a new generation of climate-conscious citizens and support staff development to bring a breadth of perspective and expertise to a challenge that crosses social, economic and environmental boundaries.

Find out more about our sustainability in education.

Engage Amazonia 2025

The Amazonian region is home to 30 million people of 350 ethnic groups and to the largest and most diverse tropical forest on the Planet, with fundamental contribution to mitigate global change. Amazonia faces huge challenges with the acceleration of climate change, deforestation, land conflicts and the historic poverty.

The launch of the University of Birmingham Brazil Institute (UBBI) has created a significant new UK research centre, dedicated to working with Brazilian researchers and institutions to tackle multidisciplinary scientific challenges that are of critical importance for Brazil, the UK and wider world.

The UBBI is launching the programme Engage Amazonia 2025 to enable exchange between researchers and students from the University of Birmingham (UoB) and Amazonia. This initiative is in collaboration with the Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action (BISCA) and the Birmingham Institute for Forestry Research