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    Update: Climate change discussion at Humphrey Institute

    By Sharon Schmickle | Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 5:28 am

    On Thursday, Oct. 1, Denmark’s ambassador to the United States, Friis Arne Petersen, will be at the U of M’s Humphrey Institute to lead a discussion of the next steps international players need to take to address climate change.

    In anticipation of the United Nations’ upcoming Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Petersen is to offer a preview of what might be the new global agreement on the reduction of man-made greenhouse gases. With portions of the Kyoto protocol expiring in 2012, the summit in Copenhagen marks the last chance to implement a new agreement. Denmark is a leader in adopting renewable energy programs, with 17 percent of the country’s energy drawn from renewable sources. 

    The free event -- sponsored by the Minnesota International Center, the Humphrey Institute, and the Humphrey’s Center for Science, Technology and Public Policy - is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Cowles Auditorium, 301 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis.

    Update: Danish Ambassador Petersen will be accompanying President Obama on his trip to Denmark. Danish Deputy Chief of Mission Søren Jensen will speak in his absence.

     

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    Scientific Agenda reports on important and interesting developments from the world of science in Minnesota and elsewhere. Coverage includes reports from MinnPost journalist Sharon Schmickle, who has won many awards for her science journalism. She has also taken part in several science fellowships, including the Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Fellowship at Cambridge University in England, the Knight Science Journalism program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Latin American fellowship sponsored by the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing Inc. in New York.




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