PRESS ADVISORY: WRI India at the Paris Climate Negotiations (COP21/CMP11)

Negotiators from nearly 200 countries will convene to likely agree on the first-ever universal climate agreement. Editor’s Note: Data resources, photos, research, expert comments and other materials will be available.

MUMBAI, INDIA (November 30, 2015) — The U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will host its 21st annual Conference of the Parties (COP21) from 30 November to 11 December in Paris, France. Negotiators from nearly 200 countries will convene to likely agree on the first-ever universal climate agreement. This anticipated new climate agreement sets the stage for a new form of international cooperation to accelerate the transition to clean, resilient economy globally.

Throughout the next two weeks, WRI India experts will offer timely commentary and insights from the negotiating halls on major developments at the climate negotiations in Paris empowered with research, data modeling tools, collaborative platforms and on-ground capabilities.

Let us know if you'd like to speak with our experts. The event will be held in Le Bourget in Paris, France and will include leaders in government, business and civil society of all countries which want to take action for the climate. Participants from WRI India include: Nitin Pandit, Nambi Appadurai and Vivek Adhia

WHAT

The United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP21), including high-level comments, demonstrations, panel discussions and video messages

Twitter Hashtag: #IndiaAtCOP21

WHEN

Monday, November 30, 2015 to Friday, December 11, 2015

WHERE

UNFCCC COP21 Venue, Le Bourget, France (Blue Zone)

To schedule an interview with one our participants at the conference, contact:

1. Divya Kottadiel

Manager – Marketing & Communications, WRI India

DKottadiel@wri.org

+91 99-80-531735

@dkottadiel

2. Sachi Aggarwal

Associate – Marketing & Communications , WRI India

SAggarwal@wri.org

+91 98-19-322594

@sachiaggarwal