Representatives from governments around the world will be meeting in Durban, South Africa beginning November 28 through December 9 for the 17th annual United Nations Conference of the Parties. The primary objective of the conference is to make progress towards a fair and binding global deal to prevent catastrophic climate change.
The Pembina Institute will be monitoring the conference from Canada and will be available for comment on general developments in the negotiations and Canada's role in those developments.
Background:
Pembina's backgrounder on the key issues at Durban and Canada's role at the conference is available here.
A glossary of terms, relevant to climate science, climate policy and the UN Conference of the Parties, is available on the BBC's website.
Contact:
Matt Horne, Vancouver, BC
Director, Climate Change
Cell: 778-235-1476
P.J. Partington, New York, NY
Technical & Policy Analyst, Climate Change
Cell: 646-538-1913
Kevin Sauvé, Vancouver, BC
Communications Lead
Cell: 604-354-2628