Barack Obama returns to Portugal, after an eight year absence, to speak at the ‘Climate Change Leadership Porto 2018 Summit’ on Friday, June 6, at the Porto Coliseum.
The 44th President of the United States will address environmental issues involving climate change, its worldwide impact and the challenged it presents - a subject the former President championed when in office.
Other notable speakers include Mohan Munasinghe, a 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner and Irina Bokova, a former head of UNESCO in an event organised by the Advanced Leadership Foundation, a North American organisation linked to the US Democratic Party.
Obama is to receive a fee of €500,000, according to Expresso.
The Foundation’s remit is to create a network of global future leaders by equipping them with the necessary skills to benefit their home countries, economies and communities.
The Climate Change Leadership Porto Summit will create a unique convergence of expertise, wisdom and inspiration, bringing together some of the world’s leading scientists and authorities on climate change and the environment.
The choice of Portugal as a venue is particularly interesting at a time when renewable energy production is increasing and Portugal's government is doing its utmost to facilitate an oil and gas industry both onshore and offshore, to the anger and disappointment of environmentalists.
'Remarks by the 44th President of the United States of America' will be moderated by Juan Verde as the former President discusses 'the impacts and challenges of climate changes in the world.'
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The plan is to carbon tax you till you drop.
From what I gather from Portugese friends, Officialdom is not preserved for foreigners only, it is just as difficult for locals to make their way through the bureaucracy. It seems as though, no one in the office is willing to say yes, even if you have produced the correct paperwork and this is very frustrating.