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On Female Leadership: Christiana Figueres

On Female Leadership: Christiana Figueres

Update: 2022-05-30

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What would be the environmental impact of having more women in positions of political leadership? Joining Lily today to explore this question amongst others, is a woman who has created monumental changes across the globe. Christiana Figueres has been at the forefront of international environmental policy, including as the lead negotiator of the Historic 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. Christiana is a Costa Rican diplomat; the co-founder of Global Optimism; and co-host of the Outrage and Optimism podcast.

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Producer: Kelsey Bennett

Audio Editor & Designer: Kit Milsom

Music by Cosmo Sheldrake

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Bethan Sherwood

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https://www.outrageandoptimism.org/

http://christianafigueres.com/

https://www.globaloptimism.com/

https://womendeliver.org/womensleadership/

https://www.actionaid.org.uk/our-work/emergencies-disasters-humanitarian-response/climate-change-and-gender

https://www.jstor.org/stable/30044614

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On Female Leadership: Christiana Figueres

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