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Christiana Figueres

Legal gaps and US election could delay climate ambition before Glasgow summit

Legal gaps and US election could delay climate ambition before Glasgow summit

UN says some countries will only submit climate action plans in the last quarter of 2020, giving less time than hoped to take stock before Cop26

Sydney and Vancouver are fulfilling climate promises made in Paris

Sydney and Vancouver are fulfilling climate promises made in Paris

As national governments delay, cities around the world are committing to climate action

London calling: Figueres dives back into climate after UN bid

London calling: Figueres dives back into climate after UN bid

Architect of Paris climate deal plans to mobilise green finance with city mayors, bankers and philanthropists

Christiana Figueres places 'hope' at centre of UN pitch

Christiana Figueres places ‘hope’ at centre of UN pitch

Buoyed from the success of the Paris climate agreement, Costa Rican diplomat aims for New York top job

Christiana Figueres launches UN secretary general bid

Christiana Figueres launches UN secretary general bid

Costa Rican says she will keep vow to protect world’s most vulnerable if she is appointed to New York post later this year

Christiana Figueres set for UN secretary general race

Christiana Figueres set for UN secretary general race

Costa Rican diplomat is expected to formally announce her candidacy after stepping down from the UN climate body on 6 July

Christiana Figueres: Protecting the vulnerable is my priority

Christiana Figueres: Protecting the vulnerable is my priority

Outgoing UN climate chief talks ‘project smile’, women’s rights, Donald Trump and her belief the world will avoid 1.5C warming

Christiana Figueres: Impossible is not a fact, it is an attitude

Christiana Figueres: Impossible is not a fact, it is an attitude

‘I know that it is precisely at the points of greatest human need, that we can and must all rise to our highest sense of purpose. I have no doubt that together we will’

Paris climate change pact to come into effect 'by 2018'

Paris climate change pact to come into effect ‘by 2018’

NEWS: UN’s outgoing climate chief says late change to text means agreement could be enforced well before 2020, raising hopes world can avoid dangerous climate change

Christiana Figueres to leave UN climate change role

Christiana Figueres to leave UN climate change role

NEWS: UN’s chief climate diplomat and key player in Paris agreement says she will step down in July

Shift beyond oil 'unstoppable' post Paris, says UN climate chief

Shift beyond oil ‘unstoppable’ post Paris, says UN climate chief

INTERVIEW: With Middle Eastern governments accepting hydrocarbons’ days are numbered, Christiana Figueres says progress on decarbonising economy is inevitable

Walking tall: Expect tears as UN climate chief eyes Paris prize

Walking tall: Expect tears as UN climate chief eyes Paris prize

PROFILE: Christiana Figueres has led the UN’s climate body for five turbulent years – and finally the diminutive Costa Rican has a global deal in her sights

Carbon c-Reddit: UN climate chief takes on internet

Carbon c-Reddit: UN climate chief takes on internet

BLOG: Christiana Figueres participates in Ask Me Anything on online forum as focus on Paris summit builds

No secret Paris climate deal in making, stresses Tubiana

No secret Paris climate deal in making, stresses Tubiana

NEWS: Plan B does not exist says France’s top climate diplomat, urging envoys to accelerate work on new text for global pact

Christiana Figueres: We need a climate deal for the people of Guiuan

Christiana Figueres: We need a climate deal for the people of Guiuan

COMMENT: UN climate chief says recent visit to typhoon-hit Philippines demonstrates why a deal to curb global warming in Paris is essential

Figueres: small island leadership vital for climate fight

Figueres: small island leadership vital for climate fight

SPEECH: UN climate chief tells small island states to set ambitious clean energy goals

WHO urges action on climate change to protect health

NEWS: First ever global climate and health conference highlights twin benefits of action on air pollution

China and US presidents to attend Ban Ki-moon climate summit

China and US presidents to attend Ban Ki-moon climate summit

NEWS: Barack Obama and Xi Jinping are on “a very long list” of leaders signed up, says UN climate chief

UN outlines criteria for 2015 climate deal pledges

UN outlines criteria for 2015 climate deal pledges

NEWS: Guidelines for national contributions presented as countries start to formulate draft agreement

UN to back Pope Francis statement on 'human ecology'

UN to back Pope Francis statement on ‘human ecology’

NEWS: UN will support Pope Francis’ expected encyclical on man’s relationship with the planet, says Christiana Figueres

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