Gov. Janet Mills is speaking to the United Nations General Assembly in New York Monday afternoon about Maine's effort to combat climate change.
The governor’s office says that Mills was personally invited to speak by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and that she will be the first Maine governor to speak before the UN. Mills will be participating in the UN Climate Action Summit.
On Tuesday the governor will participate in a meeting with European Union officials to discuss how the U.S. and European nations can work together to combat climate change.
This story is part of a week-long reporting project Covering Climate Now by Maine Public and more than 300 other news outlets around the world. The series comes in advance of the United Nations Climate Action Summit on Monday Sept. 23 in New York. More information here.
Originally published Sept. 20, 2019 at 4:21 p.m. ET.
