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/R E P E A T -- Media advisory - Canada co-hosts ministerial meeting on climate action with China and European Union/


MONTRÉAL, Sept. 8, 2017 /CNW/ - Media representatives are advised that the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and her counterparts from China, Special Representative for Climate Change Affairs, Xie Zhenhua, and the European Union, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete, will co-host a ministerial meeting on climate action.

This meeting brings together major economies and key climate actors to advance the implementation of the Paris Agreement and demonstrate continued commitment to global action on climate change. It will bring together ministers and representatives from approximately 30 countries. Canada will also build on this meeting to engage ministers and key international business leaders to pursue economic opportunities in the transition to a global low-carbon economy.

Media representatives are invited to attend the opening remarks. A press conference will also take place that afternoon at the hotel. Precise timing is still to be confirmed.

Journalists must register by contacting Media Relations at Environment and Climate Change Canada. The deadline for registration is 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, September 14, 2017.

Only invited or registered journalists will be allowed into the venue.

 

Event:

Opening Remarks from Ministerial Co-Hosts

Date:

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Time:

8:30 a.m. (EDT)

Location:

InterContinental Hotel Montréal


360 Saint Antoine Street West


Montréal, Quebec



Event:

Press Conference

Date:

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Time:

To be confirmed

Location:

InterContinental Hotel Montréal


360 Saint Antoine Street West


Montréal, Quebec

 

SOURCE Environment and Climate Change Canada


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