Figueres
Americannoun
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Christiana Figueres, the former head of the UN's climate process under whose leadership the Paris Agreement was struck, said during last year's gathering that the COP process was "not fit for purpose."
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025
In a statement to the Associated Press, former head of U.N. climate negotiations Christiana Figueres said humanity will "scorch and fry” if the world does not implement "targeted national policies have to enable that transformation.”
From Salon • Jul. 24, 2024
Figueres said Xie came to her office at 3 a.m. and asked, “Can we talk?”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024
The book “The Future We Choose” by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac, who together led the negotiations of the historic Paris Agreement, helped influence Hayhoe’s own vision of Earth could be saved from catastrophic warming.
From National Geographic • Jan. 16, 2024
Mr. Figueres has been questioned over the large amount of money he earned after he was president.
From NewsForKids.net • Apr. 6, 2022
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