Prime Minister Tony Blair and the United Kingdom, who will chair the G8 summit in 2005, have determined climate change a priority issue for this year’s G8 summit agenda.  In preparation for the summit meetings to be held July 6th through 8th in Gleneagles , Scotland, Prime Minister Blair has been talking with leaders from the various G8 governments, including the United States, to develop international collaboration on the challenges presented by climate change, energy security and sustainable development. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute cordially invites you to a briefing to hear from the British government about their approach to these issues, and the outlook for the Gleneagles summit.

Remarks by:
Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Co-chair, House Climate Change Caucus

Guest Speaker: 
Christian Turner, First Secretary for Energy and Environment, British Embassy  Presentation

The G8 summit is a meeting convened annually by the eight leading industrialized nations – Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States – to address major political, social and economic matters facing each participating country and the global community.  On account of the combined influence of summit members, decisions made at the G8 summit have the power to change international institutions and create international forces to deal with global challenges.  The British government hopes the 2005 G8 summit will draw the world’s attention to the scale and severity of climate change, especially with regard to Africa, and help establish an international plan to tackle this issue.