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U of G Environmentalists to Be on Weather Network

http://www.uoguelph.ca/news/2007/11/u_of_g_environm.html

U of G student Aiden Abram and recent graduate Jennie McDowell will be featured on the Weather Network discussing their upcoming trip to the United Nations climate change conference in Bali, Indonesia.

David Anderson, director of the Guelph Institute for the Environment and former environment minister, will also be featured.

The story will air every hour as part of the network's environment program from Nov. 30 to Dec. 14 [2007].

In addition to Abram and McDowell, there are four recent U of G graduates who have been chosen to attend the international conference Dec. 3 to 14 as part of the Canadian Youth Delegation.

They will join about 100 youth from around the globe to voice their concerns and advocate for strong politices surrounding climate change.

Abram, who is the coordinator of the Canadian Youth Delegation, also appeared on CBC News Morning.

More Information on Guelph delegation:

http://www.uoguelph.ca/news/2007/11/student_and_gra.html

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Student, Graduates Join UN Conference

http://www.uoguelph.ca/news/2007/11/student_and_gra.html

A University of Guelph student and five recent graduates have been chosen to represent Canadian youth at the United Nations climate change conference in Bali, Indonesia.

They are among 30 Canadian youth participating in the international climate conference Dec. 3 to 14 and will join more than 100 youth from across the globe to voice their concerns and advocate for stronger policies surrounding climate change.

With the Kyoto Protocol set to expire in 2012, discussions will focus on deciding how countries will continue to address the issue of climate change, said U of G student Aiden Abram, who is co-ordinator of the Canadian Youth Delegation to Bali.

"Our participation in Bali as future leaders will ensure that Canadian youth are engaged in the discussions critical to maintaining ongoing commitment to the United Nations climate change process," said Abram.

The other Guelph delegates are Derek Pieper, a commissioner with U of G's Central Student Association; Adam Scott, a research associate in the Global Environmental Change Group in U of G's Department of Geography; Jennie McDowell, who initiated several sustainable energy projects on campus and is now the City of Guelph's transportation demand management co-ordinator to facilitate sustainable transportation; David Noble, founder of 2degreesC, a Guelph-based sustainability consultant group; and Trevor Dixon Bennett, a researcher with 2degreesC.

Contact:
Aiden Abram
University of Guelph student and Canadian Youth Delegation co-ordinator
519-835-9368
aiden.abram "AT" gmail.com

Derek Pieper
University of Guelph Central Student Association commissioner
519-824-4120, Ext. 56742
dpieper "AT" uoguelph.ca

For media questions, contact Communications and Public Affairs: Lori Bona Hunt, 519-824-4120, Ext. 53338, or Deirdre Healey, Ext. 56982.

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(updated 6/13/2008 1:29:13 PM)