UC alumna is delegate to UN Climate Talks in Copenhagen

Liz Trombley graduated from UC in 2008 with a degree in International Affairs and History, in which she specialized in the Middle East.  Her interest in Mid East oil policy led her to attend PowerShift in Washington DC in February 2009.  Weeks after the event where 12,000 young people listened to speakers and lobbied Washington to pass strong climate and clean energy legislation, Trombley received an email asking her to apply to be a delegate to the United Nations climate talks in December 2009.  She applied and was one of only 27 people chosen to represent the youth of the U.S. at the momentous talks between all members of the United Nations. 

The climate talks are being held in Copenhagen, Denmark from the 7th to the 18th of December and will include negotations between member states on issues related to climate change including caps on carbon emissions, curbing global warming and sharing best practices between developed and developing nations.  Trombley will be traveling to Copenhagen with SustainUS, a non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable development and youth empowerment worldwide.  She is currently meeting with as many groups and individuals as possible throughout the greater Cincinnati region so that she can relay their thoughts and concerns while in Copenhagen.  Liz has a blog where you can follow her progress, donate to her travel fund and contact her.

Ms. Trombley recently spoke on Cincinnati's Fountain Square during the 350.org International Day of Climate Action on October 24.  For more information on this event, please see the News Record article.  Trombley will also be speaking at the following upcoming events:

Ohio Regional PowerShift

November 6-8, 2009

Oberlin College

Oberlin, Ohio November 6-8

UN Climate Talks: a Climate 101 lecture

November 18, 2009

12:00pm

MainStreet Cinema in TUC at the University of Cincinnati

the talk is free and open to the public.