Opening statement by Christiana Figueres at COP 16 / CMP 6
Opening statement by Christiana Figueres at COP 16 / CMP 6 November 30, 2010 Opening of the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16) Cancún, 29 November 2010 Address by Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change His Excellency Felipe Calderón, President of the United Mexican States Mrs. Margarita Zavala His Excellency, Patricia Espinosa, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Mexico, His Excellency, Lykke Friis, Minister for Climate Change and Energy of the Kingdom, Denmark, His Excellency Juan Elvira, Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) United Nations Dr. Mario Molina, President Mario Molina Center for Strategic Studies on Energy and Environment Ms. Simona Gomez, Representative of Indigenous Community Tzetal, Mrs. Gloria Guevara, Secretary of Tourism Mr. Félix González Canto, Governor of Quintana Roo