Institute of the Environment

The United Nations Environment Programme Stakeholder Forum

The United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) Regional Office for North America is hosting a stakeholder forum at the University of Ottawa on May 26th, 2015. The session will address the United Nations Post-2015 Development Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals process.

Language English

Sub-title:

Presented by Institute of the Environment

Date:

Tuesday, 26 May 2015 - 8:45 am to 4:00 pm

Event organizer:

Institute of the Environment

Intended audience:

Open to all, Students, Undergraduate students, Graduate students, Professors, Staff, Alumni, Public

Event type:

Lectures & conferences, Conference, Lecture/talk, Meeting, Networking, Panel, Reception, Roundtable, Symposium, Workshops & seminars, Academic, Professional development, Partners & affiliates, Research Leadership, Theme, Environment

Event language:

English and French

Where:

Desmarais Building, 55 Laurier Avenue East

Climate Change Policies for a Low Carbon Economy

Panel 1: The Politics of Carbon Pricing

1) Jean Charest, Former Premier of Quebec (tentative)

2) Kristin Halvorsen, Director of CICERO, Former Norwegian Minister of Finance (confirmed)

3) Brice Lalonde, former Minister of the Environment to the Primie Minister of France, former Ambassador on Climate change for France, founder of the political party Ecology Generation. (confirmed)