Information for the Media
- Alberto Moesch, Secretary for the Environment, Porto Alegre, Brazil was one of the Summit's participants who took part in ICLEI's media services which included a photo shoot.
The Fourth Municipal Leaders Summit on Climate Change welcomed the media to its event. All plenary sessions, smaller theme sessions and scheduled meals and social events were open to the press.
Press Materials
- Press Release: World Mayors and Municipal Leaders Demonstrate Leadership on Climate Change (8 December 2005) [PDF 20 KB]
- Press Release: World Mayors Council on Climate Change (5 December 2005) [PDF, 81KB]
- Link between global warming and climbing asthma rates [Word, 194Kb]
- Canada to host annual climate change conference [PDF, 123Kb]
- November 1: "Local governments take action globally on climate change" [Word, 180Kb]
- Montréal to host local governments from around the world on climate change [Word, 125Kb]
- Montréal accueille le Quatrième sommet des leaders municipaux sur les changements climatiques [Word, 125Kb]
- 新闻稿 Media Release in Chinese [PDF, 99 KB]
- Remarks by President William J. Clinton
Side Event hosted by the City of Montreal at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP11/ COP/MOP1)
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Register for media updates
Regular media updates will be available prior to, during and after the Summit. To indicate your interest in receiving Summit media updates, please email montreal.summit(at)iclei.org.
Summit Material
Invitation letter [PDF, 71Kb]
Final Announcement (English/French) [PDF, 458 KB]
Final Announcement (Spanish) [PDF, 49 KB]
Final Announcement (English/French) [PDF, 458 KB]
Final Announcement (Spanish) [PDF, 49 KB]
Background Information
- ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
- ICLEI’s Cities for Climate Protection Campaign
- ICLEI’s Regional CCP Campaigns in:
- Australia and New Zealand
- Canada
- South Asia (India)
- Indonesia
- Latin America
- Southeast Asia (The Philippines)
- United States of America
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- Montreal 2005: The United Nations Climate Change Conference
- Climate Change Fact Sheet from thegreatwarming.com
[PDF, 44Kb] - The U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
Summit voices
Please visit the summit Voices page for a collection of statements and interviews from local government leaders and key speakers on climate change.
