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Media Advisory - Visit to China: Itinerary for Minister McKenna, for December 7, 2017


BEIJING, Dec. 6, 2017 /CNW/ - The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, is visiting China to seek further cooperation on climate change and clean growth, with Chinese leaders.

While in China, the Minister is engaging her counterparts to advance the Canada-China partnership and leading a clean-technology trade mission with Canadian companies. The Minister will also help lead the annual general meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development as the international executive vice-chair and will launch a new ministerial dialogue on environmental cooperation. Canada is committed to providing leadership and working with its international partners to help move to a sustainable and resilient world.

Event:                       

Minister McKenna will participate in a visit of Broad-Ocean/ Shanghai E-
Drive Co., Ltd to launch a new fuel cell module assembly line, which uses
technology licensed from Ballard.

Time:                         

8:00 a.m. (China Standard Time) / 7:00 p.m. (EST)

Location:                  

#300, Hengyu Road, Jiading District

Note for media:       

Media are invited for a photo opportunity at the beginning of the event.



Event:                       

Minister McKenna will visit the Great Wall of China (Badaling section) with
Chinese officials from the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the
local Environment Protection Bureau. Here, she will discuss
cooperation between Canada and China ?on National Parks and protected
areas.

Time:                         

3:30 p.m. (China Standard Time) / 2:30 a.m. (EST)

Location:                  

Great Wall of China at Badaling, Yanqing District

Note for Media:       

Media are invited for a photo opportunity.



Event:                       

Minister McKenna will hold a teleconference with Canadian and
international media to discuss her visit to China.

Time:                         

9:00 p.m. (China Standard Time) / 8:00 a.m. (EST)

Note for Media:       

Media representatives must register by contacting Media Relations at
Environment and Climate Change Canada at +1 819-938-3338 or
[email protected].

 

SOURCE Environment and Climate Change Canada


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