The Guardian Weekly

Grenadian minister gets brief for climate goals

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The next UN climate chief will be Simon Stiell, the environmen­t minister of Grenada, a surprise appointmen­t that will cement the importance of holding global temperatur­e rises to 1.5C. Stiell will face the task of putting countries back on track to meet internatio­nal climate goals at a time of rising geopolitic­al tensions and a global energy price crisis.

Nations will meet for the UN climate summit in Egypt, called Cop27, in November. But the prospects of success look slim. Rachel Kyte, dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University and an expert on the UN climate talks, said: “He has to keep the process honest for all our sakes. Management experience helps and a small island background is very powerful.”

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