CAN Press Conference – Bonn June 2011 Wrap-Up

Media Advisory – Webcast Notice
June 17, 2011

UNFCCC CLIMATE TALKS IN BONN

NGO BRIEFING ON THE NEGOTIATIONS

[Bonn, Germany] Climate Action Network International will host a media briefing, webcast live, to assess progress during the two weeks of UN climate talks in Bonn which kicked off last week and end today. Panelists will speak about the outcome of these talks and their impact on preparations for the Durban climate talks to be held at the end of the year, with emphasis on what countries must do between now and Durban in order to ensure a successful outcome.

The briefing takes place in Bonn, Germany, on Friday, June 17, at 15:30 local time (13:30 GMT), UNFCCC Press Conference Room, Room Haydn, Maritim Hotel.

It will be webcast live at: http://unfccc2.meta-fusion.com/kongresse/110606_SB34/templ/ovw_live.php?…

NGO experts on the panel will include Alden Meyer, Union of Concerned Scientists; Tasneem Essop, WWF; and Tove Ryding, Greenpeace.

What: Briefing on the UNFCCC climate negotiations in Bonn
Where: UNFCCC Press Conference Room, Room Haydn, Maritim Hotel
Webcast: via www.unfccc.int and at: http://unfccc2.meta-fusion.com/kongresse/110606_SB34/templ/ovw_live.php?…
When: 15:30 local time (13:30 GMT), Friday, June 17, 2011
Who: International NGO experts on UNFCCC negotiations

Climate Action Network (CAN) is a global network of over 700 NGOs in 95 countries 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, +12023163499 (US cell phone number), or +4915153657307 (local number while in Bonn)

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