UN climate chief unable to secure meeting with US state department
by Oliver Milman in New York from Environment | The Guardian on (#2EGXH)
Global governance expert decries 'snub' of Patricia Espinosa as Trump administration considers whether to pull out of Paris climate deal
The UN's climate chief has been unable to secure a meeting with the US state department as Donald Trump's administration mulls whether to withdraw the US from the international climate effort.
Patricia Espinosa, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is currently in the US and has sought a meeting with Rex Tillerson, the secretary of state, and other officials over the commitment of the new administration to global climate goals.
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