Groser flies off on climate change trip
Will generate plenty of carbon flying to South Africa, the UK and the US.
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Trade Minister Tim Groser flies out today to attend talks on climate change and trade in South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States.
In Pretoria, Mr Groser will attend a Ministerial meeting laying the groundwork for the United Nations climate change conference in Durban in December.
In London, he will hold bilateral discussions on trade and climate change and participate in the Creating Climate Wealth Summit - presented by the non-profit organisation The Carbon War Room - which will address capital funding of low-carbon technologies, including for sustainable agriculture.
In Washington, Mr Groser will discuss climate change negotiations as a special guest of the Major Economies Forum, a grouping of the 17 largest emitting countries.
He will also host a roundtable event for US agri-business, philanthropic foundations and multilateral banks to update them on the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases and related New Zealand initiatives, including the New Zealand Fund for Global Partnerships for Research on Livestock Emissions.
The fund, which totals $25 million over four years, is aimed at accelerating global research into mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from pastoral livestock.
“New Zealand’s interest in improving food security without increasing greenhouse gas emissions clearly resonates at a global level. The New Zealand Fund for Global Partnerships for Research on Livestock Emissions will create new collaborations that reduce livestock emissions, benefiting New Zealand and other countries.”
Also in Washington, Mr Groser will deliver a keynote address on “The Impact of Climate Change on International Trade” at the Inter-American Development Bank’s conference on Trade and Climate Change in Latin America.
Niko Kloeten
Tue, 06 Sep 2011
Tue, 06 Sep 2011
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Groser flies off on climate change trip
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