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Former Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, Patricia Espinosa, has announced she is launching an ESG consulting firm focused on supporting private companies and public institutions to succeed in addressing the most pressing threat to humanity: climate change.
Espinosa was appointed Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in May 2016, and served until July 2022. She played a pivotal role in securing international support for the Paris Climate Agreement adopted in 2015 and in completing the set of rules that allow for both the effective operation of the agreement in all its aspects, including a strong market for carbon trading as well as a reliable transparency framework to ensure international accountability.
Under the Paris Agreement, all countries committed to reduce their emissions, enhance resilience and dedicate financial resources to fight climate change.
Prior to her UN appointment, Espinosa was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico from 2006 to 2012. In this role, she led the COP16 climate conference where the Cancun Agreements were adopted – one of the foundations on which the Paris Agreement was built. She was a member of the panel of experts convened by the UN Secretary General to advise on the global development framework beyond 2015 which formed the basis of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a key contributor in the inclusion of SDGl 13, Climate Action.
After four decades of diplomatic leadership and action, she is now bringing this legacy of experience and cooperation to onepoint5.
Motivated by the urgent need to turn the goals of the Paris Agreement into effective action and tangible results, Espinosa has founded onepoint5 to help private and public institutions navigate the challenging transition to sustainable practices and limit temperature rise.
“Science tells us that global emissions must be reduced by nearly half our current rate in just eight years if we’re to limit global temperatures…
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