/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Minister McKenna to highlight women's leadership in climate change at the 2018 Cities and Climate Change Science Conference/

OTTAWA, March 4, 2018 /CNW/ - The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, will join other women leaders in a panel discussion on climate action and the role of women, in Canada and around the world, in advancing climate solutions. The event is part of the 2018 Cities and Climate Change Science Conference, where over 400 representatives from academia, research organizations, agencies, governments, and non-governmental organizations will share the latest scientific research on climate change and discuss the critical role cities play in promoting local climate solutions.

The event is cosponsored by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the City of Edmonton.

Media representatives are invited to attend the panel discussion, as well as the opening press conference.

Event:	Official CitiesIPCC Opening Press Conference
Date:	Monday, March 5, 2018
Time:	10:00 a.m. (MST)
Location:	Shaw Conference Centre Salon 4, Lower Level 9797 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, Alberta

Speakers:    

• Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
• Shannon Phillips, Minister of Environment and Parks, Alberta
• Don Iveson, Mayor of Edmonton
• Hoesung Lee, IPCC Chair
• Emilia Saiz, Secretary-General, United Cities and Local Governments

Event:	Panel Discussion"Change for Climate"
Date:	Monday, March 5, 2018
Time:	12:20 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. (MST)
Location:	Shaw Conference Centre Hall A, EPCOR Stage 9797 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, Alberta
Speakers:	Hon. Catherine McKenna Hon. Shannon Phillips, Minister of Environment and Parks, Alberta Linda Coady, Chief Sustainability Officer, Enbridge
Moderator:	Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell, former Prime Minister of Canada
Note:	The panel discussion will be live streamed at https://www.facebook.com/YEGclimate

Associated Links

• Conference Programme

SOURCE Environment and Climate Change Canada

Julia Kilpatrick, Director of Communications, 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