COP15 conference coming in December
As also noted in an update below, Montreal is definitely welcoming the second part of the COP15 conference on biodiversity loss this December. It’s too bad the visitors won’t see the city in spring or fall, and I’m wondering whether Chinese officials resent losing the conference, which should have taken place in Kunming in October.
Robert H 11:27 on 2022-06-21 Permalink
Glad Montreal landed the COP15 anyway, but disappointed in the timing. Kunming, yet another of China’s enormous, little-known cities would seem to be a better place to have a december conference with its mild winter climate and scenic location. Instead, it’s goodbye to attendees soaking up Montreal’s autumnal glory. We all love summer here, but the real sweet spot for me has always been those last two weeks in September and the first two of October with those cool, crisp and beautiful days you mentioned. By the end of the month it’s already gone, along with the technicolor foliage. Oh well, hope it’s a productive conference, but I just know that many of the participants will complain about having had to pass more than a week in some grey icebox of a city.
Kate 12:15 on 2022-06-21 Permalink
I imagine it’s going to take a little more lead time to move the event here. But yes, Montreal in December can be a trip, and not a good one, if you’re not accustomed to it.
DeWolf 09:30 on 2022-06-22 Permalink
I think you’re forgetting that people who live in warmer climates find winter charming, maybe even exhilarating. Especially in December when the city is full of festive decorations and lights and the real winter cold hasn’t yet begun.