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Telepress Briefing: Hokkaido G8 Summit

Expected outcomes and what it will mean for the next international global warming agreement

27 June 2008

Contact: Brandon MacGillis – 202.887.8830

WASHINGTON - On Friday, June 27, the Pew Environment Group hosted a telepress briefing to discuss the upcoming G8 Summit in Hokkaido, Japan (July 6 to 8) where one of the main themes will be climate change.  During the call participants discussed the history of these talks, expected outcomes of this summit, the U.S. and E.U. role in this meeting and then open the lines to questions.

Attendees:

• Philip Clapp, Deputy Managing Director, Pew Environment Group
• Mark Helmke, Senior Professional Staff Member - U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
• Jennifer Morgan, Director, Climate and Energy Security Programme, E3G

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