LWV of Southeastern Connecticut: Report on the 2021 U.N. Climate Conference by Emily Polakowski

LWV of Southeastern Connecticut: Report on the 2021 U.N. Climate Conference by Emily Polakowski

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Location

Niantic Community Church
170 Pennsylvania Ave
Niantic Connecticut
Connecticut US
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 - 7:00pm

Wednesday, January 19, 2021, 7:00 PM, LWVSECT Presentation

Niantic Community Church

Presenter:  LWVSECT Member Emily Polakowski,

League Delegate to the U.N. Climate Conference in Glasgow, ScotlandOn Wednesday, January 19, 2021 at 7 PM the League of Women Voters of Southeastern CT will host a presentation open to the public on the subject of Climate at Niantic Community Church, 170 Pennsylvania Ave, Niantic, CT,  (upper level parking lot).  

Headshot of Emily Polakowski LWVSECT MemberIts Presenter will be LWVSECT member Emily Polakowski, League delegate to the United Nations Climate Conference held in November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland, and a member of the LWVSECT.  Vaccination and masks are required for entry.

Emily will talk about her attendance at the U.N. Climate Summit (COP 26) in Glasgow where she represented the League of Women Voters – U.S. as an observer delegate to the event.

Her talk will cover the set-up of the conference and provide a brief history of climate negotiations; provide background climate information and terms; share what she learned from events that she attended at the conference, and what actions one can take today to help limit climate change on a local and national level. Q&A will be provided at the end of the event. 

The League of Women Voters has been celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2021 and looks forward to continuing its non-partisan political educational mission on subjects of import to all.  The League welcomes men and women as members to its organization.

Contact Information
Marilyn Mackay, Public Relations
lwvsect12 [at] gmail.com