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Climate Change Forum: A North American Perspective

Wednesday, October 26, 2016; 5:30-9:00pm
International House Assembly Hall
Join representatives from the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States for a panel discussion on outcomes from the 2015 Paris United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21) and how North American countries are working to mitigate the impact of climate change. Panelists will address US-Canada-Mexico trilateral relations to realize sustainable energy development, minimize carbon emissions, and their role in clean energy development and implementation. Speakers include Enrique Lendo Fuentes, Head of the International Affairs Unit of the Mexican Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources; Jane Nishida, Acting Assistant Administrator of the Office of International and Tribal Affairs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Daniel Wolfish, Director General of the Multilateral and Bilateral Affairs Directorate of Environment and Climate Change Canada; Chris Wheat, Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Moderated by Howard Learner, President and Executive Director of the Environmental Law & Policy Center.

Free and Open to the Public. The program will begin with a local "green" community fair and reception. Cosponsored by the International House Global Voices Lecture Series, Government of Canada, Consulado General de Mexico en Chicago, Environmental Law & Policy Center, and Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.