Minister Wilkinson to hold a media availability with State Secretary Flasbarth from Germany and COP26 President Designate, Alok Sharma, on the launch of the $100B climate finance delivery plan

Ottawa, Ontario – October 22, 2021 – Media representatives are advised that the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, will join Germany’s State Secretary at the Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Mr. Jochen Flasbarth, and COP26 President Designate, the Right Honourable Alok Sharma, for a media availability on the launch of the $100 billion climate finance delivery plan.

This plan was commissioned by COP26 President Designate Alok Sharma, who charged Minister Wilkinson and State Secretary Flasbarth to develop and deliver it ahead of COP26 in Glasgow. 

Event: Media availability  
Date: Monday, October 25, 2021
Time: 9:00 a.m. (EDT)

COP26 President Designate Alok Sharma will provide a short introduction before Minister Wilkinson and State Secretary Flasbarth discuss the work that they carried out to develop this crucial report and the outcomes from it. A media Q&A will follow.

Media representatives are asked to register by contacting Media Relations at Environment and Climate Change Canada. Dial-in information will be provided upon registration.