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The UN Needs A New Climate Chief


Jake de Grazia - Contributing Writer
Posted on Thursday 18th February 2010
UN Global Climate Change Chief Yvo de Boer announced on Thursday that he plans to resign on July 1. He thinks he can do more for the world as a business consultant and professor.

Though it was a difficult four years for him at the UN - four years that culminated with a disappointing summit in Copenhagen - de Boer remains optimistic:

Copenhagen did not provide us with a clear agreement in legal terms, but the political commitment and sense of direction toward a low-emissions world are overwhelming. This calls for new partnerships with the business sector and I now have the chance to help make this happen.


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