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'I have a balance of concern and optimism': A COP26 temperature-check with Christiana Figueres

Michael Holder

29 October 2021 • 8 min read

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Christiana Figueres and Tanya Steele in conversation in London | Credit: Tanya Steele / Twitter

Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres and WWF UK CEO Tanya Steele speak to BusinessGreen on the eve of the Glasgow Climate Summit

Six years' ago Christiana Figueres was leading the UN's preparations for what would turn out to be a historic moment for global climate action. As executive secretary for the UN Framework Convention on...

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