White House CEQ Chair to Lead U.S. Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainability Side Events at COP-16 in Cancun

WASHINGTON, DC – White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Nancy Sutley will travel to Cancun, Mexico this week to represent the United States and lead side events at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s 16th Conference of the Parties (COP-16).  On December 8, 2010, she will lead a side event on "Moving Forward with Climate Change Adaptation in the United States," focusing on the Obama Administration's actions to expand and strengthen the United States’ capacity to prepare for and respond to the risks associated with climate change.  On December 9, 2010, Chair Sutley will lead a side event on "GreenGov: The Role of the U.S. Federal Government Operations in Reducing GHG Pollution," where she will discuss President Obama's Executive Order on Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance.