European Parliament delegation to join UN climate talks in Cancún

 

An official delegation of 15 MEPs will join the final week of the UN climate change conference in Cancún, Mexico (6-10 December) to press for critical steps to be made towards a binding international deal.

European Parliament delegation to join UN climate talks in Cancún

An official delegation of 15 MEPs will join the final week of the UN climate change conference in Cancún, Mexico (6-10 December) to press for critical steps to be made towards a binding international deal.
 
The delegation, led by its Chair Jo Leinen (S&D, DE) and Vice-Chair Karl-Heinz Florenz (EPP, DE), will meet UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres, fellow parliamentarians (including from Brazil and Japan), civil society and industry.
 
A joint press conference with Climate Change Commissioner Connie Hedegaard is currently scheduled for Wednesday, 8 December at 10.30 a.m. local time (17.30 Central European Time). This will be streamed online via the UNFCCC webcast service. MEPs host a side event on energy efficiency and technology transfer in the Cancun Messe on Thursday, 9 December.
 
The European Parliament outlined its expectations for Cancún and beyond in a resolution adopted on 25 November, in which it stated an EU move to 30% CO2 cuts by 2020 would be in the interest of its "future economic growth".