{"id":720,"date":"2019-02-28T16:58:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T16:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/followaresearcher\/?page_id=720"},"modified":"2025-06-19T00:35:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T00:35:22","slug":"expedition-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/follow-a-researcher\/expedition-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Expedition 5: From UMaine to the UN: Climate Science and Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id720_e042e6-7f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id720_e042e6-7f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id720_e042e6-7f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id720_e042e6-7f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id720_e042e6-7f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id720_e042e6-7f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id720_e042e6-7f alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column720_7a77b4-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column720_7a77b4-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column720_7a77b4-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column720_7a77b4-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column720_7a77b4-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column720_7a77b4-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column720_7a77b4-26{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column720_7a77b4-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column720_7a77b4-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column720_7a77b4-26\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id720_44a66c-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id720_44a66c-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id720_44a66c-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id720_44a66c-91 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id720_44a66c-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id720_44a66c-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id720_44a66c-91 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column720_f59f48-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column720_f59f48-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column720_f59f48-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column720_f59f48-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column720_f59f48-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column720_f59f48-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column720_f59f48-19{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column720_f59f48-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column720_f59f48-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column720_f59f48-19\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">November 5\u2013December 2, 2018<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With collaboration from UMaine Cooperative Extension\u2019s 4-H program, a team led by Anna McGinn and Will Kochtitzky used Extension\u2019s Follow a Researcher\u00ae program to virtually bring students to Katowice, Poland for the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24). The conference is the annual meeting of the United Nations (UN) to address global climate action. Students were able to experience the negotiations through blog posts, tweets, live video conferences, and interviews with country negotiators, heads of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and other delegates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA central piece of our attendance at the COPs is to draw connections between these international efforts and the State of Maine,\u201d says McGinn. \u201cAttending the COPs presents a unique opportunity for researchers in Maine to explore how scientific research feeds into international decision-making on climate change to build relationships with leading policymakers, physical and social scientists, and practitioners from around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column720_3ec3aa-9b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column720_3ec3aa-9b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column720_3ec3aa-9b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column720_3ec3aa-9b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column720_3ec3aa-9b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column720_3ec3aa-9b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column720_3ec3aa-9b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column720_3ec3aa-9b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column720_3ec3aa-9b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column720_3ec3aa-9b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"E4   Planning and Carrying out Investigations\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" 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