UN Conference of the parties (COP30)

In this list, you will find experts from the University of Helsinki ready to comment on the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference. The Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place from 10-21 November 2025 in Belém, Brazil.

, Professor

  • Urban climate, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, climate mitigation, nature-based solutions.
  • Present in Belém (9–16 Nov 2025)

, Professor Emeritus

  • Climate change, land use, sustainable development, tropical forests in climate change adaptation and mitigation.
  • Present in Belém (9–19 Nov 2025)

, Research Coordinator

  • Arctic science collaboration, environmental data and research infrastructures, climate education – virtual exchanges.
  • Present in Belém (12–15 Nov 2025)

, Associate Professor

  • Forests, carbon, ecosystem, land use, trees.
  • Present in Belém (9–16 Nov 2025)

, Advisor

  • Mobile communication technologies, digital transformation, platform economy, climate innovations.
  • Present in Belém (12–15 Nov 2025)

, Professor

  • Atmospheric research infrastructures, long-term observations, atmospheric and environmental data, international collaboration, climate–air quality interactions.
  • Present in Belém (12–15 Nov 2025)

, University Lecturer

  • Climate change education, Climate University.
  • Present in Belém (12–15 Nov 2025)

, Professor, Member of the Finnish Expert Panel for Sustainable Development

  • Corporate responsibility, Indigenous rights, equitable pathways to sustainability, green colonialism.
  • Present in Belém (12–18 Nov 2025)

, Doctoral Researcher

  • Climate Action Empowerment, Low-carbon Transition, Multinational Corporations, Finland–China Relations
    Present in Belém (9–22 November 2025)

Professor, Member of the The Finnish Climate Change Panel

  • Environmental economics.

, Professor of International Forest Policy

  •  Forests & climate change adaptation, REDD+ politics, Global South, inequality.

, Professor of Global Development Studies

  • Amazon, Brazil, deforestation, tree planting, forestry, mining, agriculture, trade deals.
  • Present in Belém (10–15 Nov 2025)

, Associate Professor

  • Amazon forest, forest degradation, habitat loss, microclimate, Earth observation.

Professor Emeritus of Environmental Economics

  •  The nature and dynamics of the climate negotiations, global emissions, Article 6 of the Paris Rulebook, U.S. climate policy, link to the Biodiversity COP.

, Professor of Arctic Ecosystem Research

  • Sea ice in the Arctic and Southern Ocean.

, Sustainability and Responsibility Specialist

  • Sustainability, responsibility, higher education, the role of universities in the climate conference.
  • Present in Belém (9–19 Nov 2025)
     

The University of Helsinki and the Atmospheric Climate and Competence Centre (ACCC) are partners in the Finnish pavilion at the UN Conference of the Parties.