Introduction

Anna Wobary speaks to Ambassador Patricia Espinoza Cantiano who served as the executive secretary of the UNFCCC between July 2016 and July 2022. She was really a key figure in international climate politics during this very interesting and this very important period. In our conversation we spoke about what she thinks were the key developments in the international climate negotiations while she was executive secretary. And I also asked her a bit about the role itself, how much power does the position holder have? We hope you will too.