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<font size=3>hi (apologies for cross-listings)<br>
Please help spread the word on this event.<br>
thanks and hope to see you there,<br>
Tony 675-4093<br>
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</font><font size=4><b><u>GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE- REGIONAL
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<b><u>Climate Change Action Speaker Nov 3 at UPEI<br>
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Michael Stoddard, deputy director of Environment Northeast (ENE) in
Portland, Maine,<br>
will speak to region-wide strategies on climate change at a public
presentation on Thursday, November 3rd, 7-9:30pm in room 120 Main
Building at UPEI. He will also provide insights on possibilities for
US-Canadian coalition building between east-coast NGOs, in preparation
for the upcoming Kyoto Protocol Conference in Montreal Nov. 28-Dec. 9,
COP11 (see note below); as well as provide an update on climate change
issues from the USA. This regional event to lead up to the COP11
Conference is co-sponsored by the Institute of Island Studies, the
Environmental Coalition of PEI (ECOPEI), the Atlantic Canada Energy
Coalition (ACEC) and Climate Action Network Canada (CAN Canada). For more
info call Tony Reddin at 675-4093 or go to
<a href="http://www.ecopei.ca/" eudora="autourl">www.ecopei.ca</a> ,
<a href="http://www.climateactionnetwork.ca/" eudora="autourl">www.ClimateActionNetwork.ca</a>
or </font><a href="http://www.kyoto-montreal.ca/" eudora="autourl"><font face="Trebuchet MS" size=3>www.kyoto-montreal.c</a><a href="http://www.kyoto-montreal.ca/" eudora="autourl"><u>a</a></u> .</font> <br>
<b>Michael D. Stoddard i</b>s an attorney and the deputy director of Environment Northeast (ENE). He co-authored ENE's <i>Climate Change Roadmap for Connecticut</i> and edited ENE's report <i>Protecting Our Biosphere: A Comprehensive Response to Climate Change</i>, and is <font size=2>currently directing ENE's project to study options for achieving 75% GHG reductions by mid-century in the New England Governors-Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG-ECP) region. This project aims to identify 'best practices'-- in areas of renewable energy policy, energy efficiency programs, utility tariffs, cap and trade programs, and carbon sequestration -and evaluate the impacts of applying such practices across the region. It will explore the benefits of taking a regional approach to the implementation of these policies/programs and identify the steps that should be considered to advance the establishment and implementation of these policies/programs. For more information visit </font><a href="http://www.env-ne.org/"><font size=3><b>www</a><a href="http://www.env-ne.org/">.</a>env-ne.org<br>
</b>Climate Action Network Canada (CAN Canada) is made up of more than 100 organizations across Canada working to protect the environment from harmful human interference of the atmosphere resulting in climate change. Contact Andrew Dumbrille, Climate Action Network, info@ClimateActionNetwork.ca, <a href="http://www.climateactionnetwork.ca/" eudora="autourl">www.ClimateActionNetwork.ca</a> .<br>
The Climate Action Network believes that to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Canada must make the transition to a 21st Century economy based on the efficient use of primarily renewable energy. Actions taken to meet our Kyoto Protocol obligations must lay the foundation for such a transition.<br>
The 11th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (aka COP11) and the First Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (aka COP/MOP1) will take place in Montreal from November 28 to December 9. This is the first international climate meeting since the Kyoto Protocol came into force on February 16. At this meeting governments must show demonstrable progress in the implementation of the Protocol and initiate consideration of post-Kyoto commitments. <br>
Representatives from over 180 countries will be attending the conference to discuss new measures to be taken in the fight against climate warming. The participation of public interest organizations and mobilization of the Canadian public on this issue is critical. <br>
The attention of the world will be focused on this conference. Canadians will have a unique opportunity to promote the importance of sustained and inclusive action to deal with climate change, in Canada and globally.<br>
For all the details, to influence the negotiations and steer the course of climate policy history, go to: <a href="http://www.kyoto-montreal.ca/" eudora="autourl">www.kyoto-montreal.c</a><a href="http://www.kyoto-montreal.ca/" eudora="autourl"><u>a</a></u> . <br>
</font><font face="Trebuchet MS" size=3>Learn more about: The COP11 Conference - What it is, what's at stake and who is going ;</font> <br>
<font face="Trebuchet MS" size=3>Planning to Go? - Maps, directions, where to stay;</font> <font face="Trebuchet MS" size=3>The Kyoto Protocol - History and Status ; Climate Change Science and Impacts;</font> <font face="Trebuchet MS" size=3>Tools for Action and How to Get Involved (Demonstrations around the globe Dec 3rd!) <b>Questions? Call the Climate Action Network Canada's toll-free line at 1-866-373-2990 or email <a href="mailto:info@climateactionnetwork.ca">info@climateactionnetwork.ca<br>
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