Call-In Teleconference: A Guide to Youth Engagement at UN Climate Talks

SUSTAINUS AND CASCADE CLIMATE NETWORK

Call-In Teleconference: A Guide to Youth Engagement at UN Climate Talks

Nov. 17, 2010 –- Media are invited to a teleconference with youth climate
advocates attending the upcoming United Nations negotiations in Cancun,
Mexico. Youth experts will discuss key issues for Cancun and plans for
U.S.-Chinese youth collaboration during the talks.

The teleconference will be 10:30 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 22. Media can join
via phone or skype. Call-in instructions listed below.

WHAT: What to Expect in Cancun: A Guide to Youth Engagement at the Climate
Change Talks

The first international climate summit since Copenhagen begins Nov. 29, in
Cancun, Mexico. Experts from two U.S.-based youth climate advocacy
organizations will discuss the status of the negotiations, highlighting
policy topics important to youth. Drawing from the recent Tianjin
negotiations, experts will comment on youth strategies to re-invigorate the
18-year-old UN system that has the grave responsibility of deciding the
fate of the world’s two billion young people. This year’s Conference of the
Parties (COP-16) will also see renewed interest among youth to collaborate,
particularly through a new partnership between U.S. and Chinese young
people.

WHO: Scheduled speakers are:

Abigail Borah, Youth Delegate to COP16, SustainUS (Middlebury, VT)
Reed Aronow, Youth Delegate to COP16, SustainUS (St. Paul, MN)
Marcie Smith, Chair, SustainUS (Raleigh, N.C.)
Jared Schy, Youth Delegate to COP16, Cascade Climate Network (Portland,
OR)

HOW TO JOIN:

Conference Room Number: 9320516

By Phone:

From United States: +1 (201) 793-9022

 From Canada: +1 (201) 793-9022
 From Austria: +43 (0) 82040115470
 From Belgium: +32 (0) 7 0357134
 From France: +33 (0) 826109071
 From Germany: +49 01805009527
 From Ireland: +353 (0) 818270968
 From Italy: +39 848390177
 From Spain: +34 (9) 02885791
 From Switzerland: +41 (0) 8 48560397
 From United Kingdom: +44 (0) 8454018081

By Skype:
Participants: +9900827049320516

Please dial-in 10-15 minutes in advance.

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Media Contacts:

Louise Yeung, SustainUS Media Relations Coordinator, 847-778-0293,
louise.yeung@sustainus.org
Michael R. Davidson, SustainUS COP-16 Delegation, 703-357-5429,
michael.davidson@sustainus.org

About SustainUS: SustainUS is a national volunteer-based youth
organization that empowers young people to create a more sustainable world
through involvement in international summits and grassroots activities.
Through its Agents of Change program, U.S. youth have the opportunity to
participate in several UN conferences, including the Framework Convention
on Climate Change, the Commission on Sustainable Development and the
Commission on Social Development. Learn more at www.sustainus.org.

About Cascade Climate Network: The Cascade Climate Network is an
organization committed to building a sustainable, just, and prosperous
future through the empowerment of youth leaders across the Pacific
Northwest. The CCN unites more than 400 students from fifteen campuses in
Oregon and Washington through quarterly gatherings, campaign support, and
organizational trainings. We support many youth-led campaigns that
encompass a broad spectrum of environmental issues, from energy policy
campaigns to community retrofitting projects and bottled water bans.