The second meeting of the MEF in 2015 is scheduled for 18-19 July 2015, in Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg.

The meeting will be chaired by Caroline Atkinson, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics, and Todd Stern, Special Envoy for Climate Change. The MEF intends to convene four times in 2015.

The Forum, launched in 2009 by US President Barack Obama, is aimed at facilitating candid dialogue among major emitting countries, both developed and developing, to garner the political leadership needed to advance efforts against climate change. The 17 major economies participating are: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the EU, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, the Russian Federation, South Africa, the UK and the US.

dates: 18-19 July 2015
location: Luxembourg
additional: Mondorf-les-Bains
contact: MEF Secretariat (US Department of State)
e-mail: mef_secretariat@state.gov
www: http://www.majoreconomiesforum.org/upcoming-meetings/
http://www.eu2015lu.eu/en/agenda/2015/07/18-19-info-energie-climat/index.html