Washington DC, 10 November
2010 - Together with California Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) is co-hosting
the Governors' Global Climate Summit 3:
Building the Green
Economy which will take place 15-16 November
at the University of California, Davis (UC
Davis) and focus on green economies that
benefit both developed and developing countries.
The Summit will be looking
at policies and strategies on how to stimulate
economic growth, reduce dependence on fossil
fuels, create green jobs, promote clean
energy solutions and reduce greenhouse gas
pollution. The meeting will also work to
deepen and broaden cooperative efforts to
grow green economies and implement emissions
reduction strategies.
"UNEP is pleased
to join forces with the state of California
on the Governors' Global Climate Summit
3. We are particularly delighted that the
Governor has chosen to focus the Summit
on Building the Green Economy, as this is
an issue which UNEP is promoting around
the globe," said UNEP Regional Office
for North America Director Amy Fraenkel.
There is impressive
line-up of participants and speakers who
will be attending, including award-winning
producer and director James Cameron, actor
Harrison Ford, British Prime Minister David
Cameron, Nobel Prize winner Dr. Rajendra
Pachauri and British Columbia Premier Gordon
Campbell.
Among many other notable
participants will be Governor Gwendolyn
Garcia of Cebu, Philippines; Vice Governor
He Duanqi of Yunnan, China; Director General
Gao Guangsheng of the Climate Division of
the National Development Reform Commission
in China; Ambassador Richard Jones, Deputy
Director of the International Energy Agency
in Paris, France; Pavan Sukhdev, Head of
UNEP's Green Economy Initiative; Governor
Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan of Delta State,
Nigeria; and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson.
"I'm proud that
we can bring together world-renowned leaders
to collaborate on such important issues
that affect us all. There is no better way
to address the devastating affect that climate
change has on our environment and our economy
than by building these partnerships around
the globe and influencing the global climate
movement," said Governor Schwarzenegger.
Mr. Schwarzenegger has
for years worked to bring world leaders
together at all levels of government to
partner on ways to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, create a healthier environment
and build green economies. Last year, working
together with UN officials he welcomed more
than 1,200 attendees from more than 70 states,
provinces and countries to the second Governors'
Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles.
The past climate summits
brought together international leaders committed
to reducing greenhouse gases from deforestation,
international offset projects and global
collaboration with nations such as China,
which just launched its first voluntary
carbon registry.
The world is now taking
notice of the important role for provinces
and states in fighting global warming. This
year's summit will also provide regional
leaders the opportunity to influence the
position of their national governments in
advance of the United Nations COP 16 in
Cancun in December.
Additional information
on the events at the Governors' Global Climate
Summit 3, including media credentialing
information, is available at www.ggcs3.org.
For more information and registration, visit
the website or contact ggcs@calepa.ca.gov.
