David Suzuki Foundation sending observer to Bangkok for UN climate change talks

Fri, 2008-03-28 03:00.

By: David Suzuki Foundation

The David Suzuki Foundation is sending an official observer to next week's United Nations climate change conference in Bangkok, Thailand.

Dale Marshall, the Suzuki Foundation's climate change policy analyst, will be in Bangkok to monitor the conference. He will be available from March 31st to April 4th to speak to Canadian journalist about the talks.

The week-long conference, which runs from Monday March 31st to Friday April 4th, will focus on discussions about the kind of emission reduction targets developed countries will take on during the second phase of the Kyoto Protocol starting in 2012.

The Bangkok climate talks mark the first round of negotiations since the Bali conference last year. The talks are crucial to the development of a new post-2012 climate agreement, which will be finalized at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen in 2009.

Contact:

Dale Marshall

Climate change policy analyst

David Suzuki Foundation

Cell: 613-302-9913 (will work in Bangkok)

Email: dmarshall@davidsuzuki.org

Sarah Marchildon

Communications specialist

David Suzuki Foundation

604-732-4228, ext. 237

Email: smarchildon@davidsuzuki.org

Visit the David Suzuki Foundation’s blog for updates and news from the Bangkok conference.