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Press Teleconference on President Obama's Trip to China and Climate Issues (Recording Enclosed)
Presidents Obama and Hu to Meet in China, Just Weeks Before Copenhagen Negotiations
Press teleconference from November 16, 2009 on President Obama's trip to China and the significance of meetings with Chinese President Hu on climate and clean energy issues, and the implications for negotiations in Copenhagen. Teleconference features Jake Schmidt from NRDC, Julian Wong from Center for American Progress, and Jonathan Adams from WRI.
MEDIA ADVISORY AND DAYBOOK ITEM FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009
Media Contacts:
Keith Schneider, USCAN, +1 (231) 920-0745, kschneider@climatenetwork.org
Michael Oko, NRDC, +1 (202) 513-6245, moko@nrdc.org
Suzi Emmerling, Center for American Progress, +1 (202) 481-8224, semmerling@americanprogress.org
Jessica Forres, World Resources Institute, +1 (202) 729-7736, jforres@wri.org
Press Teleconference on President Obama’s Trip to China and Climate Issues
Presidents Obama and Hu to Meet in China, Just Weeks Before Copenhagen Climate Negotiations
Clean energy and climate issues are expected to be high on the agenda of President Obama’s trip to China. The trip will likely produce agreements that advance bi-lateral cooperation and highlight a commitment to the Copenhagen negotiations for a new global climate treaty. President Obama will be in China from Nov. 15-18 and will meet with President Hu Jintao in Beijing on Nov.17.
Climate experts, with knowledge of US-China issues, from leading NGOs will host a press telephone briefing to discuss the significance of these meetings for addressing clean energy and climate change, the political context, and the implications for the upcoming negotiations in Copenhagen. Experts will also respond to breaking news and on the ground developments.
WHO: Jake Schmidt, International Climate Policy Director, Natural Resources Defense Council
Julian L. Wong, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress
Jonathan Adams, Associate, Climate and Energy Program, World Resources Institute
WHEN: Monday, November 16, 2009
11:00 a.m. Eastern Time
RECORDING: Download MP3 Recording (43 minutes)
TRANSCRIPT: Download PDF Transcript
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