Penobscot Bay Pilot, Republican Journal report registration open for World Climate Negotiations simulation
The Penobscot Bay Pilot and Republican Journal reported registration is open for the World Climate Negotiations from 5–8 p.m. May 9 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The free, interactive simulation will be led by Anna McGinn and Will Kochtitzky, UMaine graduate students who attended the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poland in December. Participants will learn how climate negotiations work, how negotiators interact and what decisions they need to make in order to agree on commitments that will reduce global carbon emissions sufficiently to meet the Paris Agreement goal of keeping global warming below 2 degrees Celsius, the articles state. The event is a collaboration between the Hutchinson Center, the UMaine School of Policy and International Affairs, the UMaine Climate Change Institute and the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition, according to the articles. To register or request a reasonable accommodation, contact Michelle Patten, 338.8002; michelle.patten@maine.edu.