Christiana Figueres

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Christiana Figueres, former executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, is Convenor of the global climate initiative Mission 2020.

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Europe Must Answer the Climate Call
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Europe Must Answer the Climate Call

Jun 18, 2019 Christiana Figueres urges the European Council to agree to more ambitious emission-reduction targets this year.

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The Masses Are Mobilizing for Climate Leadership
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The Masses Are Mobilizing for Climate Leadership

Sep 10, 2018 Christiana Figueres & May Boeve argue that a year of “natural” disasters highlights the urgency of public demands for clean energy.

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The Dawn of Climate-Friendly Air Travel
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The Dawn of Climate-Friendly Air Travel

Oct 7, 2016 Christiana Figueres & Laurence Tubiana applaud a new UN framework to cap aviation-related carbon emissions at 2020 levels.

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Fast-Tracking Climate Action
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Fast-Tracking Climate Action

Mar 24, 2016 Achim Steiner & Christiana Figueres call for urgent action to cut short-lived climate pollutants like black carbon and methane.

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The Land Battle for Sustainable Development
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The Land Battle for Sustainable Development

Jul 13, 2015 Monique Barbut, et al. argue that a powerful weapon in the fight against climate change lies right beneath our feet.

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Sustainable Visions
Jun 12, 2013

The year 2015 is a crucial next step for creating sustainable development and addressing climate change. Increasing action on climate change with ambition and determination is key to sustainable development. The report of the Leadership Council of the SDSN provides solution-oriented recommendations that acknowledge and account for this. I welcome the report and hope it helps guide the climate change and sustainable development action agendas because future generations are counting on us to provide a stable model for sustainable growth.

Is Growth Passé?

Joseph E. Stiglitz

Some suggest that the Paris climate agreement’s target for limiting global warming can be achieved only by stopping economic expansion. But there is ample room to change the quality of growth and significantly reduce its environmental impact without condemning billions of people to lives of deprivation.

The Policy Debate Europe Needs

Barry Eichengreen

How can the eurozone get the fiscal stimulus it needs, and which European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is urging, in the face of the refusal by some countries, starting with Germany, to run budget deficits? There is a good answer, but it doesn't involve attempting to cicumvent the intent of the ECB's statute.