Minister McKenna to highlight women’s leadership in climate change at the 2018 Cities and Climate Change Science Conference

Ottawa, Ontario – March 4, 2018 – 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 on Facebook

Associated Links

• Conference Programme
  

Contacts

Julia Kilpatrick
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
613-462-5473
julia.kilpatrick@canada.ca  

Media Relations
Environment and Climate Change Canada
819-938-3338 or 1-844-836-7799 (toll-free)
ec.media.ec@canada.ca