Media Advisory - Minister McKenna hosts women from around the world for Climate Leaders' Summit

OTTAWA, May 15, 2018 /CNW/ - The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, is hosting the Climate Leaders' Summit: Women Kicking It on Climate. Women climate leaders from G7 countries and the international community will attend the Summit to develop solutions to climate change, which will contribute to women's empowerment, gender equality, and advancing the Paris Agreement.

Media representatives are advised that two plenary sessions are open to registered reporters; a press conference with a questions-and-answers period will follow.

  

Date:	Thursday, May 17, 2018
Location:	Willson House
	654 Chemin du Lac Meech
	Chelsea, Quebec
Event:	Opening Address by Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Time:	9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (EDT)
Event:	Plenary Session: Women Leading Ambitious Climate Action Internationally, moderated by Minister McKenna
Time:	9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. (EDT)
Event:	Plenary Session: Women Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs Connecting Environment and Economy, moderated by Jane McDonald, Managing Director of the International Institute for Sustainable Development
Time:	10:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
Event:	Media Availability
Time:	11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (EDT)

Media representatives who wish to attend must register by email with Environment and Climate Change Canada's Media Relations. Only registered media will be allowed at the event.

Media should arrive 15 minutes in advance to receive their media accreditation.

The events will be live streamed on the Environment and Climate Change Canada's Facebook Page.

SOURCE Environment and Climate Change Canada

Caroline Thériault, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, 613-462-5473, [email protected]; Media Relations, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 819-938-3338 or 1-844-836-7799 (toll-free), [email protected]

Related Links

http://www.ec.gc.ca