White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy: Difference between revisions

President Obama launched the [[Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate Change]] to facilitate candid dialogue among key developed and developing countries regarding efforts to advance clean energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For the new forum, President Obama invited the leaders of 16 major economies and the [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|Secretary General]] of the [[United Nations]] to designate representatives to participate in a preparatory session at the [[U.S. Department of State]] that occurred on April 27–28 in [[Washington, D.C.]] This and other preparatory sessions culminated in a 17-nation [[Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate|MEF]] meeting, as part of the [[35th G8 summit]] which Italian Prime Minister [[Silvio Berlusconi]] agreed to host in [[La Maddalena]], Italy, in July 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=12372 |title=President Obama Launches an International Climate Forum |date=April 1, 2009 |work=EERE Network News |publisher=[[U.S. Department of Energy]] |access-date=January 10, 2013}}</ref> The G8 summit was subsequently moved to [[L'Aquila]], Italy, as part of an attempt to redistribute disaster funds after the [[2009 L'Aquila earthquake]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/apr/24/silvio-berlusconi-g8-laquila |title=Silvio Berlusconi wants G8 to be in earthquake-stricken city of L'Aquila |last1=Hooper |first1=John |date=April 23, 2009 |work=The Guardian |publisher=[[Guardian News and Media]] |access-date=January 10, 2013}}</ref> The forum took place on July 9, 2009.