COP21: UN Conference on Climate Change and Implications for the Western Hemisphere

Council of the Americas’ Energy Action Group will hold a public discussion on the COP21 climate change conference in Paris. Representatives from the Western Hemisphere will discuss the outcome of the negotiations, which seek to finalize a legally binding agreement that will commit countries to keep global temperatures from rising more than​ 2°C (3.6°F) above preindustrial levels. The panel will identify the implications of the conference for the hemisphere, including prospects for climate and renewable energy policy looking forward. 

Keynote Speaker:

• Luiz Alberto Figueiredo, Ambassador of Brazil to the U.S.

Panelists:*

• Amal-Lee Amin, Division Chief, Infrastructure and Environment Sector, Climate Change and Sustainability Division, Inter-American Development Bank
• David Turk, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Climate and Technology, U.S. Department of Energy

*Additional speakers to be confirmed.

To register: Email us at as-coawashington@counciloftheamericas.org

RSVP no later than 3:00 p.m. the day before the event.