Live from Paris: Connecting Wisconsin to the U.N. Climate Talks

Live from Paris

The United Nations 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) is meeting this December in Paris, where nations are expected to ratify a new universal climate change agreement that will lower carbon emissions. For the first time since the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, the world will be coming together to adopt a healthy, sustainable future.

Join us at the Wisconsin Institutes of Discovery in Madison for a live conversation from Paris with a panel of Wisconsin residents participating in this historic conference. Representing interests in public health, human rights, business, and government, these panelists will offer their valuable behind-the-scenes impressions and share their own definitions of success for the outcomes of the conference.

Join us in Paris at the Hotel Le Meridien Etoile for a conversation with UW-Madison experts on climate change, environment and health. The panel will be followed by a reception. Cost: 20 Euro.

Register here to attend in Madison, Wisconsin.

Register here to attend in Paris, France.

The Madison program:

Introductions:

  • Jane Elder—Executive Director, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters

Moderator:

  • Paul Robbins—Director, UW-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

Panelists:

  • Sumudu Atapattu—Director, UW-Madison Law School Research Centers
  • Clay Nesler—Vice President, Global Energy and Sustainability, Johnson Controls
  • Jonathan Patz—Director, UW-Madison Global Health Institute
  • Nathan Schulfer—Professional Programs Assistant Director, UW-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
  • Jeff Thompson—CEO Emeritus and Executive Advisor, Gundersen Health System

A live webcast of the discussion will be available beginning at 10:30 am here: ghi.wisc.edu/WICOP21. For those unable to attend the event or watch the webcast, there will be a recording of the discussion available in the weeks following the event.

Send the Live from Paris panelists questions and discuss the conference on Twitter using #WICOP21. In February 2016, we will hold an event to unpack the results of COP21 and discuss our expectations for the future. More details to come!

Free with advance registrationLive from Paris is presented by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters and the University of Wisconsin Global Health Institute. If you have any questions about the event or registration, please contact Meredith Keller or call 608-263-1692 ext. 20.

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