As the beginning of COP15 draws near (and classes draw to a close!) the organizers of the Rice group are encouraging us with increasing intensity to choose a topic to follow while in Copenhagen. Climate change is a very broad topic, and in the five full days we’ll have at the conference, there’s no way we can hope to explore every facet!

Quite frankly, I’ve been torn between many topics. As an American, I wonder what role developed nations should be playing in climate change policy. As an engineer, I’m interested in the new and old technologies that we can harness. As a humanitarian, I’m concerned that the fight against global poverty will take a back seat to climate change. (more…)