2026 MFJMCE Conference: European and global politics of climate justice

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Venue:FIU-MMC MARC Building and SIPA II-Room 102

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THE ENVIRONMENT IS FOR ALL OF US:
European and Global Politics of Climate Justice

A Conference of the Miami-Florida Jean Monnet Center of Excellence

March 9-10, 2026

Florida International University - Modesto A. Maidique Campus - 11200 SW 8th Street - Miami, FL 33199

  • Monday, March 9 | 2:00 pm-3:15 PM | Keynote Address | FIU MMC | MARC Pavilion
  • Tuesday, March 10 | 9:15 AM–4:15 PM | Conference | FIU MMC | SIPA II – Room 102

The Environment is for all of us: European and global politics of climate justice Within our center’s broader scope on inclusion & diversity, in 2026 we focus on environmental politics and the climate crisis. Are such policies inclusive by virtue of affecting everyone, or do there need to be safeguards to ensure appropriate recognition of intersectional needs of particularly vulnerable and exposed populations such as low-income earners, ethnic or social minorities? It is widely recognized that domestically and internationally underrepresented populations do not receive the same amount of support for climate mitigation measures, even though their carbon footprint tends to be smaller. How can the increasingly likely climate crisis adaptation, rather than mitigation, occur in an environmentally just manner? And how can the EU and its partners design and implement sustainability policies that redress some of these inequalities towards a greener future in the face of competing priorities and interests? These are questions and issues to be addressed in a comparative transatlantic, as well as global perspective.

PROGRAMME

Monday, March 9 | 2:00 - 3:15 pm | MARC Building - MARC Pavilion
Keynote Address

ImageAmbassador Javier Sancho Velazquez
Head of Global Issues and Innovation
Delegation of the European Union to the United States, Washington, D.C.

"The EU's Global efforts for a green inclusive and sustainable future"
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Tuesday, March 10 | 9:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. | Conference | SIPA II - Room 102

  • 9:00 am Welcome & Opening Remarks
  • 9:30 – 10:45 AM — Panel I: Contemporary Perspectives on the Environment & the Climate Crisis
  • 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM — Panel II: European & Transatlantic Policies of Climate Change Mitigation
  • 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Consular roundtable on National Perspectives on Europe’s Climate Action
  • 3:00 – 4:15 PM — Panel III: Beyond Climate Pessimism? Creating Inclusive, Sustainable Climate Futures

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Sponsored and presented by the Miami-Florida Jean Monnet Center of Excellence

Co-sponsored by:

European & Eurasian Studies Program • Global Indigenous Forum • Department of Politics & International Relations • Institute of Environment, College of Arts, Sciences & Education • Václav Havel Program for Human Rights & Democracy • Ruth K. & Shepard Broad Distinguished Lecture Series • Dorothea Green Lecture Series
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