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FYI: *Press**Teleconference: A Guide to Youth Engagement at UN Climate Talks*

Published 22nd November 2010 - 0 comments - 677 views -

For all of you who are going to Cancun but also for everybody else interested in climate change policies, this is one event that you can attend wherever in the world you may be located. I've attended a couple of these before Copenhagen last year and I would recommend you join as you'd get the real grip of events and expectations set by/for youth communities for the upcoming climate talks. See below for full information.

SUSTAINUS AND CASCADE CLIMATE NETWORK
 
Press Teleconference: A Guide to Youth Engagement at UN Climate Talks
 
Nov. 17, 2010 – Media are invited to a teleconference with youth climate
advocates attending the upcoming United Nations negotiations in Cancun,
Mexico. Youth experts will discuss key issues for Cancun and plans for
U.S.-Chinese youth collaboration during the talks.
 
The teleconference will be *10:30 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 22*. Media can
join via phone or skype. Call-in instructions listed below.
 
*WHAT:*What to Expect in Cancun: A Guide to Youth Engagement at the
Climate Change Talks
 
The first international climate summit since Copenhagen begins Nov. 29,
in Cancun, Mexico. Experts from two U.S.-based youth climate advocacy
organizations will discuss the status of the negotiations, highlighting
policy topics important to youth. Drawing from the recent Tianjin
negotiations, experts will comment on youth strategies to re-invigorate
the 18-year-old UN system that has the grave responsibility of deciding
the fate of the world’s two billion young people. This year’s Conference
of the Parties (COP-16) will also see renewed interest among youth to
collaborate, particularly through a new partnership between U.S. youth
and Chinese Youth Delegation.
 
*WHO: *Scheduled speakers are:
 
Abigail Borah, Youth Delegate to COP16, SustainUS (Middlebury, VT)
 
Reed Aronow, Youth Delegate to COP16, SustainUS (St. Paul, MN)
 
Marcie Smith, Chair, SustainUS (Raleigh, N.C.)
 
Jared Schy, Youth Delegate to COP16, Cascade Climate Network (Portland, OR)
 
*HOW TO JOIN:*
 
Conference Room Number: *9320516*
 
By Phone:
 
From United States: +1 (201) 793-9022
 
From Canada: +1 (201) 793-9022
 
From Austria: +43 (0) 82040115470
 
From Belgium: +32 (0) 7 0357134
 
From France: +33 (0) 826109071
 
From Germany: +49 01805009527
 
From Ireland: +353 (0) 818270968
 
From Italy: +39 848390177
 
From Spain: +34 (9) 02885791
 
From Switzerland: +41 (0) 8 48560397
 
From United Kingdom: +44 (0) 8454018081
 
By Skype:
 
Participants: +9900827049320516
 
Please dial-in 10-15 minutes in advance.
 
Media Contacts:
 
Louise Yeung, SustainUS Media Relations Coordinator, +1 847-778-0293,
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
 
Michael R. Davidson, SustainUS COP-16 Delegation, +1 703-357-5429,
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
 
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About SustainUS:SustainUS is a national volunteer-based youth
organization that empowers young people to create a more sustainable
world through involvement in international summits and grassroots
activities. Through its Agents of Change program, U.S. youth have the
opportunity to participate in several UN conferences, including the
Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Commission on Sustainable
Development and the Commission on Social Development. Learn more at
www.sustainus.org.
 
About Cascade Climate Network:The Cascade Climate Network is an
organization committed to building a sustainable, just, and prosperous
future through the empowerment of youth leaders across the Pacific
Northwest. The CCN unites more than 400 students from fifteen campuses
in Oregon and Washington through quarterly gatherings, campaign support,
and organizational trainings. We support many youth-led campaigns that
encompass a broad spectrum of environmental issues, from energy policy
campaigns to community retrofitting projects and bottled water bans.

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