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Patricia Espinosa

Building reads "climate emergency" with flares of red and orange hues on the front of the building

UN climate chief on coronavirus and climate change: We must ‘address these two fundamental, existential crises together’

July 29, 2020
Climate Change

Patricia Espinosa, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, continues to wrangle world leaders to make and meet ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions — even amid the pandemic.

UN climate chief on coronavirus and climate change: We must ‘address these two fundamental, existential crises together’
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UN climate talks wrap with 'modest' progress and a subdued American presence

November 20, 2017
Global Politics
UN climate talks wrap with 'modest' progress and a subdued American presence

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