What some on-location U of Minnesota students are saying about climate change negotiations

University of Minnesota senior Andy Pearson says why it may be better to go to a low-profile climate-change conference rather than one in the international spotlight:

“Going in to Copenhagen, that was a story of heightened expectations and the world looking on. The storyline in Cancun here is one of extremely low expectations, which in a sort of ironic way means that I think there’s more possibilities for a positive and satisfactory outcome.”

Pearson is one of nine undergraduate students traveling with a delegation led by state Sen. Ellen Anderson and state Rep. Kate Knuth.

Read about their experiences in a story by MPR’s Elizabeth Dunbar.

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Alex Friedrich

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Alex Friedrich reports on higher education issues for MPR News. Among the stories he has covered: the fall of the Berlin Wall, aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, 2003 Moscow suicide bombing and 2004 presidential elections in the Republic of Georgia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master’s in European political economy from the London School of Economics.