Christiana Figueres

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Christiana Figueres is a Costa Rican diplomat and former UN climate chief known for her pivotal role in securing the Paris Agreement on climate change.

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Christiana Figueres canonical 4

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instanceOf climate change leader
diplomat
human
awardReceived Légion d’honneur NERFINISHED
Order of the British Empire (honorary)} NERFINISHED
UN Champion of the Earth NERFINISHED
birthName Karen Christiana Figueres Olsen NERFINISHED
coAuthor Tom Rivett-Carnac NERFINISHED
coFounderOf Global Optimism NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Costa Rica NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1956-08-07
degree Bachelor’s degree in anthropology
Master’s degree in social anthropology
educatedAt London School of Economics and Political Science NERFINISHED
Swarthmore College NERFINISHED
employer United Nations
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change NERFINISHED
endTime 2016-07-18
father José Figueres Ferrer NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork climate change diplomacy
international relations
knownFor executive secretary of the UNFCCC
leading the UN climate change negotiations that resulted in the Paris Agreement
languageSpoken English
German
Spanish
memberOf Global Optimism NERFINISHED
mother Karen Olsen Beck NERFINISHED
name Christiana Figueres NERFINISHED
nationality Costa Rican
notableEvent Paris Agreement on climate change NERFINISHED
notableWork The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis NERFINISHED
occupation author
climate policy expert
diplomat
public speaker
parent José Figueres Ferrer NERFINISHED
Karen Olsen Beck NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth San José, Costa Rica NERFINISHED
positionHeld Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change NERFINISHED
relative José María Figueres NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
roleInEvent key architect of the Paris Agreement
sibling José María Figueres NERFINISHED
spouse Konrad von Ritter NERFINISHED
startTime 2010-07-17
workLocation Bonn, Germany NERFINISHED
San José, Costa Rica NERFINISHED

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The Earthshot Prize hasPrizeCouncilMember Christiana Figueres
Global Optimism hasCoFounder Christiana Figueres
Global Optimism foundedBy Christiana Figueres
Global Optimism hasKeyPerson Christiana Figueres