UN’s COP27 climate summit: IU experts available to comment

Jerome Dumortier is an associate professor in the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IU Indianapolis whose research focuses on energy, environmental and agricultural economics, especially bioenergy and land-use change. His current research agenda focuses on the economic effects of a changing vehicle stock due to higher fuel efficiency and more electric vehicles. He is also interested in determining the effects of climate change on agriculture using simulation models.

Kelly Eskew is a clinical professor of business law and ethics in the IU Kelley School of Business. She teaches in the areas of climate law and policy, business and human rights, sustainability law and policy, and business and global poverty alleviation.

Gabriel Filippelli is executive director of the Environmental Resilience Institute. He can discuss climate change science, the role of climate change on increased severity of hurricane impacts, and resilience-building approaches to reduce climate-enhanced impacts on communities.

Jessica O’Reilly, associate professor of international studies, is currently leading IU’s delegation at the UN’s climate change conference, COP28, in Dubai. She can comment on the COP generally, as well as climate policy and governance, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the Global Stocktake, the signature event of the meeting.

Christine Picard is an associate professor in the Department of Biology and the director of the Forensic and Investigative Sciences program at IU Indianapolis. She is also the co-director of the Center for Environmental Sustainability Through Insect Farming, an NSF-funded research center dedicated to advancing insects as food and feed.