Québec, April 14, 2015 – Québec Premier Philippe Couillard and Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Québec, April 14, 2015 - Québec Premier Philippe Couillard speaking to Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, before the start of the Sommet de Québec sur les changements climatiques.
Québec, April 14, 2015 – At the opening of the Sommet de Québec sur les changements climatiques, Québec Premier Philippe Couillard invited the provinces and territories to join forces and strengthen cooperation to make significant contributions in the run-up to the Paris conference in December 2015.
Québec, April 14, 2015 – During the Sommet de Québec sur les changements climatiques, Alain Bourque, Executive Director of Ouranos, and Paul Kovaks, Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, spoke about the impacts of climate change in Canada and the potential social and economic costs in the coming decades.
Québec, April 14, 2015 – Official photo of the premiers and their representatives during the Sommet de Québec sur les changements climatiques. From left to right: Darrell Pasloski, Premier of Yukon, Paul Davies, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Mike Bernier, British Columbia's Parliamentary Secretary for Energy Literacy and the Environment, Brian Gallant, Premier of New Brunswick, Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario, Philippe Couillard, Premier of Québec, Randy Delorey, Nova Scotia's Minister of the Environment, Greg Selinger, Premier of Manitoba, Brad Wall, Premier of Saskatchewan, Robert R. McLeod, Premier of the Northwest Territories, and Peter Taptuna, Premier of Nunavut.
Québec, April 14, 2015 – Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and guest of honour at the Sommet de Québec sur les changements climatiques, spoke about the next stages in the global climate talks and the crucial role provinces and territories can play in a successful outcome of the Paris climate conference in December 2015.
Québec Premier Philippe Couillard and New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant during the speech by Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Québec Premier Philippe Couillard in the company of the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Christiana Figuere, during the Sommet de Québec sur les changements climatiques.
J. Michael Miltenberger, Northwest Territories Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Gordon Mackintosh, Manitoba Minister of Conservation and Water Stewardship, Glen Murray, Ontario Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, David Heurtel, Québec Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, Brian Kenny, New Brunswick Minister of Environment and Local Government, and Randy Delorey, Nova Scotia Environment Minister. Absent from the photo: Nunavut Environment Minister Johnny Mike.
During the Sommet de Québec sur les changements climatiques, Paul Kovaks, Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, explained how British Columbia carbon tax works.
Press briefing by David Heurtel, Québec Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, at the Sommet de Québec sur les changements climatiques.
Ontario Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Glen Murray in the company of Paul David, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, at the Sommet de Québec sur les changements climatiques.
Mike Bernier, British Columbia's Parliamentary Secretary for Energy Literacy and the Environment, at the Sommet de Québec sur les changements climatiques.
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne during a press briefing at the Sommet de Québec sur les changements climatiques.
Christyne Tremblay, Deputy Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change for Québec, at the Sommet de Québec sur les changements climatiques.
Québec, April 14, 2015 – The provincial premiers and their representatives at the closing press conference at the Sommet de Québec sur les changements climatiques.
At a ceremony held April 14 on the sidelines of the Sommet de Québec sur les changements climatiques, Québec Premier Philippe Couillard decorated the Chief Executive Officer of The Climate Group, Mark Kenber : The President of the National Assembly Jacques Chagnon, the minister of International Relations and La Francophonie Christine St-Pierre, the Chairman of the Board Clément Richard, the Chief Executive Office of The Climate Group Mark Kenber, The Québec Premier Philippe Couillard, the minister of Sustainable Development, the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change David Heurtel.
