Report on COP26 developments, including pre-COP26 events and post-COP26 analysis. Tasks include:- Reporting on developments at COP26 - Conducting interviews- Developing social media content- Organizing ClimaTalk's coverage of COP26

Sustainable St. Andrews promotes the Circular Economy within the St. Andrews community, the University, and the business sector. Within the organization, I worked with local businesses on becoming free of single use plastics. The role involved:- Convening meetings with local businesses, - Conducting background research to find alternatives to single use plastics- Supporting the implementation of alternatives.In this role, I also taught local community groups about sustainable living in relation to the Circular Economy. This role involved:-Creating a delivering presentations-Strong communications skills

Dr. Mitka and Dr. Papadopoulos’s project is to develop of an agent-based model designed to explain international climate change coalition formation in the interests of providing insight for climate policy. This model fundamentally builds off of Axelrod and Bennett's Landscape Theory of Aggregation. My research first focused on a literature review of existing models which address international climate change coalition formation, and identifying key variables across the models. Later, my research was focus particularly on the role of monetary transfers and their effect on climate change coalitions in terms of size, strength, and effectiveness.This internship required me to take initiative as it was expected for me to independently survey existing models in order to guide my deeper research. It also required that I learn quickly about an area which I was not already familiar with (agent-based models) and apply this new knowledge the topic of climate change coalition formation. Finally, this experience required teamwork as I had to be in continuous contact with my supervisors as well as another research assistant who was simultaneously developing the code for the model.

At UDV, a union of associations working towards social inclusion, my time was split between the headquarter office, and field work. At the headquarter office, I worked with a team of full-time employees to devise new methods of collaboration between the 21 associations, in the interst of optimizing limited resources, and maximizing impact. I also researched new funding opportunities, and completed grant applications.My time in the field was spent at La Ressourcerie de la Rade – an association focused on collecting and repurposing discarded furniture. This recycled furniture was then sold at low prices to those most in need. At La Recoursserie, I gained insight into the positive impacts, and the challenges of local, community level sustainable development work.