Media Advisory – Webcast Notice: Civil society reflections on big picture of the negotiations and introducing “Spin-watch.”
7 December 2011
UNFCCC CLIMATE TALKS IN DURBAN: NGO BRIEFING ON THE NEGOTIATIONS
Civil society reflections on big picture of the negotiations and introducing “Spin-watch.”
[Durban, South Africa] Climate Action Network – International will host a media briefing, webcast live, to outline civil society expectations for a successful outcome of UN climate talks in Durban.
International NGO experts will discuss civil society reflections on the big picture of how the negotiations have moved and discuss potential outcomes. In addition, there will be a new segment, “Spin-watch,” in which CAN experts will decipher the spin coming out of the negotiators.
The briefing takes place at the UNFCCC conference venue, on Wednesday, December 7, at 12:30 local time (10:30 GMT), Kosi Palm (ICC MR 21 ABCG) NGO Press Conference Room.
It will be webcast live at: http://bit.ly/CANwebcasts
NGO experts on the panel will include: Alden Meyer of the Union of Concerned Scientists; Tove Ryding of Greenpeace International, and Samantha Smith of WWF International.
What: Briefing on the UNFCCC climate negotiations in Durban
Where: Kosi Palm (ICC MR 21 ABCG) NGO Press Conference Room, UNFCCC conference venue, Durban
Webcast Live via www.unfccc.int, or at: http://bit.ly/CANwebcasts
When: 12:30 local time (10:30 GMT), Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Who:
Alden Meyer – the Union of Concerned Scientists
Tove Ryding – Greenpeace International
Samantha Smith – WWF International
Climate Action Network (CAN) is a global network of over 700 NGOs working to promote government and individual action to limit human-induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels. For more information go to: www.climatenetwork.org
For more information please contact:
David Turnbull, CAN International, +27 (0) 78 889 6827 (local mob)
Every day at 18:00 local time CAN gives the Fossil of the Day to the Parties that obstruct the negotiations the most. You can watch the Fossil ceremony at the CAN booth in the DEC building and get the press releases every day at: http://www.climatenetwork.org/fossil-of-the-day