05/30/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/30/2025 06:07
The University of Oxford has announced a panel of speakers from across global climate leadership for the launch event of the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit 2025, taking place on Wednesday 4 June in the Sheldonian Theatre.
Featuring keynote speeches, panel discussions and performances that bring together leading voices from policy, activism, business and academia to explore the relationship between climate change and human rights, the launch event will set the stage for a 24-hour global online plenary continuing into World Environment Day on 5 June.
The evening will begin with opening addresses from Professor Irene Tracey, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, and Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
A rotation of speakers, hosted by Justin Rowlatt, Climate Editor at the BBC, will then tackle the question of how human rights are affected by climate change, and how human rights can inform responses to the climate crisis.
Speakers include:
The event will be livestreamed and conclude with a handover to partners at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji to begin the global programme at 22:00. The 24-hour plenary is set to include a packed programme of contributions from university hubs around the world, partners at UN Human Rights, and the International Universities Climate Alliance.
Register for free tickets to attend the launch event at the Sheldonian Theatre on June 4. Explore the full programme of climate-focussed events taking place across Oxford from June 2-8, and register for free to watch Oxford's global plenary contribution live from the Sheldonian Theatre from 13:00-15:15 on June 5.