SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 5, 2017 /CNW/ - The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, is on a two-city visit to China seeking further cooperation on climate change and clean growth, with Chinese leaders.
While in China, the Minister is engaging her counterparts to advance the Canada-China partnership and leading a clean-technology trade mission with Canadian companies. The Minister will also help lead the annual general meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development as the international executive vice-chair and will launch a new ministerial dialogue on environmental cooperation. Canada is committed to providing leadership and working with its international partners to help move to a sustainable and resilient world.
| Event: |
Minister McKenna will participate in a visit to the Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange. |
| Time: |
1:30 p.m. (China Standard Time) / 12:30 a.m. (EST) |
| Location: |
B1, No. 121, North Zhongshan No. 1 Rd, Shanghai |
| Note for media: |
Media are invited for a photo opportunity. |
| Event: |
Minister McKenna will participate in a meet-and-greet round table with Canadian clean-technology companies. |
| Time: |
4:30 p.m. (China Standard Time) / 3:30 a.m. (EST) |
| Location: |
Jing An Shangri-La Hotel, Lifestyle Suite, 4th floor |
| Note for media: |
This event is closed to the media; however, media are invited for a photo opportunity at the beginning of the event. |
SOURCE Environment and Climate Change Canada
Contacts: Marie-Pascale Des Rosiers, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, 613-883-4948, [email protected]; Media Relations, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 819-938-3338, [email protected]
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