The Climate Briefing: Climate politics in a post-Paris era

In this episode, Ambassador Patricia Espinosa Cantellano discusses the major international climate political issues of her tenure as UNFCCC executive secretary.

Audio Published 24 May 2023 26 minute listen

Ambassador Patricia Espinosa Cantellano

Former Executive Secretary, UNFCCC (2016-22); Former Ambassador of Mexico to Germany (2013-16)

Ambassador Patricia Espinosa Cantellano served as executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) between July 2016 and July 2022. 

In this role, she headed the UN entity tasked with supporting the global response to climate change.

In this episode of the Climate Briefing, Ambassador Cantellano talks about the major developments in international climate politics during her tenure, and discusses the key issues tackled by the role of executive secretary at the UNFCCC.