Ministers absent at major climate meet

Published September 9, 2009

After receiving severe tongue-lashings at past international climate conferences, Harper government ministers drew more ire last week for steering well clear of a major climate meeting in Switzerland.

The World Climate Conference 3 (WWC-3) took place between Aug. 31 and Sept. 4 in Geneva, and attracted 2,500 delegates from more than 150 nations. Among them were 20 heads of state and government, 80 ministers,...

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