Thursday 16 May 2024
The Executive Committee is the governing body of the International Universities Climate Alliance (IUCA). Its members are the executive leadership of the Member Universities. The Executive Committee meets virtually on an annual basis to review the strategy, initiatives, annual budget and management of the Alliance.
In 2024 the Executive Committee heard updates from Alliance Chair, Professor Attila Brungs, Vice-Chancellor and President of UNSW Sydney, and Global Academic Lead, Scientia Professor Matthew England. The Executive Committee heard key updates on the Strategic Program 2023 – 2025 including highlights from the Global Thematic Dialogue Series and an update on the important work being undertaken in collaboration with the UN-Water Expert Group on Water & Climate Change ahead of the Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB60).
Members also received an update on the vision of the UN Climate Champions Team, to strengthen communication and information sharing with the Higher Education Sector. This included the opportunity landscape, the organisational structure, the immediate priorities of the Climate Champions Team and the role that Higher Education can play.
Featuring special guest speakers, including Professor Margaret Barbour, Dean of Science of the University of Waikato, Professor Greg Leslie, Director of the Global Water Institute and Stephen Davison, Higher Education Lead, UN Climate Champions Team.
Universities represented at the meeting included (excl. apologies received);
- Arizona State University (ASU)
- Hokkaido University
- King's College London
- LUISS University
- Macquarie University
- McGill University
- Monash University
- National University of Singapore (NUS)
- New York University (NYU)
- Queen's University Canada
- Sorbonne University
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
- TU DELFT
- University of Auckland
- University of Bremen
- University of Cape Town
- University of Colorado Boulder
- University of Hamburg
- University of Helsinki
- University of Illinois
- University of Leeds
- University of Melbourne
- University of Oxford
- University of Reading
- University of Southampton
- University of Sussex
- University of Tasmania
- University of the South Pacific (USP)
- University of Waikato
- University of West Indies
- University of Zurich
- UNSW Sydney
- Victoria University of Wellington