On 16 November, Ambassador Jones was in the University of California, Davis, California, where he took part in a panel discussion on Capitalizing Green Technology at the Governors Global Climate Summit 3, hosted by California Governor Schwarzenegger. The purpose of the Summit, which was attended by 1 500 delegates from more than 80 states, provinces and countries, was to expand the network of subnational collaboration to share policies and strategies on how to grow the green economy, promote clean energy solutions and curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Ambassador Jones also signed, on behalf of the IEA, The R20 Regions of Climate Action Charter document. The mission of the R20 will be to develop and implement low-carbon and climate resilient projects through cooperation among subnational governments from around the world.