Fri, March 4, 2016 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM C. K. CHOI BUILDING FOR THE INSTITUTE OF ASIAN RESEARCH. Join a discussion with French Ambassador Nicolas Chapuis on the COP21 Paris agreement - how was consensus reached between the main carbon emitters and what does it entail now? The talk will also touch upon the France-China relationship.
Students, faculty, staff, and community members are warmly invited to attend.
Bio: Mr. Nicolas Chapuis is the Ambassador of France to Canada. Previously, Mr. Chapuis had worked in the French Embassies of Singapore, Beijing, and the United Kingdom. He was also previously Ambassador of France to Mongolia. He speaks English, Chinese, and Mongol and has translated numerous Chinese texts.
This event is sponsored by the Institute for European Studies, Institute of Asian Research, Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC's Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs program and the Policy@UBC series.