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Climate Change Essay Competition 2023


Publishing outstanding US related work on Climate Change from ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Master's students


The ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Phelan US Centre's Essay Competition sought 1000-word articles from current ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Master's students on climate change and the United States.

What responsibility does the US have to the rest of the world on climate change?

Climate change is an important issue for the world and for the United States (US). Given its size and global economic power, the US has the potential to be a world-leader in tackling the climate change crisis.

In February 2023 the Phelan US Centre issued a call for entries from ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Master's students to write a 1000-word essay on climate change and the United States with the prompt: What responsibility does the US have to the rest of the world on climate change? Students were encouraged to interpret this prompt from a variety of perspectives, and with an interdisciplinary focus. 

Submitted essays were judged by a panel of Phelan US Centre staff and ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ academics.

The winning entry and runners up were published on the . With over 1.2 million pageviews readers every year this is an excellent chance for ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ students to publish their original work on the United States to a wider audience. 

Essay competition winner

 

 Oscar Parry 200x200

The US must do more to combat carbon inequality in the global economy. - Oscar Parry - ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Anthropology

 

Essay competition runners-up

 

 Alia Yusuf 200x200

The Decarbonisation Dilemma: the US must tread the fine line between domestic net zero and international development objectives. - Alia Yusuf - ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ School of Public Policy

 Jibran Raja 200x200

The United States bears the greatest responsibility in the fight against climate change – but policy ought to be securitised and coloured in the language of self-interest. - Jibran Raja - ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ International Relations

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Presentation to the British-American Parliamentary Group in the UK Parliament

In April 2023, the winning student presented their essay to members of the  and other UK Members of Parliament (MPs) with an interest in climate change policy. 

Thanks to all those who entered. For more information about future competitions and Centre events, please subscribe to our termly newsletter.

Watch the Phelan US Centre video featuring the climate change essay competition winner and runners-up

 

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