World Climate Conference 2017 Prominent visitors coming to Cop 23 in Bonn
Bonn · Two weeks before the start of the climate conference, preparations are full swing ahead. Some well-known names will be coming to Bonn to appear at the Cop 23.
The world climate is something that concerns everyone and Al Gore was an early champion for protecting the climate. In 2007, the former U.S. Vice President was awarded with a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in climate protection. He is one of the prominent visitors expected in Bonn for the World Climate Conference 2017.
American actor Leonardo DiCaprio has been engaged for many years expressing his concern about climate change and he is also expected to appear at the Cop 23 in Bonn. He has been an outspoken supporter of the Paris climate agreement.
French President Emmanuel Macron will also come to Bonn for the conference and Governor Jerry Brown of the U.S. state California will be another prominent visitor to the conference in Bonn.
Germany’s Environmental Minister Barbara Hendricks will also be on board the “Train to Bonn” come November 4th as she travels from Berlin with the German delegation. She is not expecting an emotional showdown like in Paris. “We are not negotiating an international agreement. This time it’s about the interpretation and design of the Paris agreement,” she said.
On November 15 when negotiations take place at the ministerial level, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Angela Merkel will also come to Bonn. Hendricks said it would be a big win if they could get the U.S. to stay on board with the Paris agreement. At the end of May, U.S. President Donald Trump had announced that the U.S. would pull out of the agreement. Hendricks wants to send out “a strong signal of unity” from Bonn to Washington. “The world climate agreement is not up for negotiation.” (Orig. text: Holger Möhle, Translation: ckloep)
