The European Union and its Member States will put on a simultaneous "climate" event in seven major cities throughout Australia.

These events are part of the "European Climate Diplomacy Day" taking place worldwide on the 17^th of June 2015 to promote informed debate about climate change in the lead up to this year's decisive meeting at Paris in December.

The French capital will host the United Nations 2015 Conference of Parties which is aiming to limit global temperature rises to below 2 degrees Celsius.

The European Climate Diplomacy Day in Australia will include the screening of "The Climate Blueprint" documentary followed by a panel discussion featuring scientists, politicians and business representatives in cities throughout the country.

The European Union Climate Diplomacy Day initiative is led worldwide by the European Union in cooperation with the French, German and United Kingdom foreign offices.

The European Climate Diplomacy Day will also see the launch of the photography exhibition “35 Wonders of the World” on display at the French-Australian School of Canberra / Telopea Park School until 17 June 2015. This exhibition will be launched at 10:00am by Ambassador Lecourtier and Ambassador Fabrizi, joined by other heads of EU Member States’ missions.

EU Ambassadors recently issued a call for climate action.

Click for more information and to register to the event in:
Sydney - Instituto Cervantes
Sydney - Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Australia
Melbourne - Peter Doherty Institute
Brisbane - State Library of Queensland
Canberra - Coming Soon
Adelaide - Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas
Hobart - Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
Perth - University of Western Australia