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Simon Stiell of Grenada named new UN climate chief

GreenWatch Desk Climate 2022-08-15, 11:58pm




Grenada's former environment minister Simon Stiell was appointed on Monday to be the new United Nations climate chief, replacing Patricia Espinosa, the UN secretary-general's office said.

The naming of the long-time advocate for the battle for climate action was approved by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.