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How “applied optimism” can help us tackle the climate crisis
Optimism as a Strategy - Google X Blog O p t i m i s m a s a S t r a t e g y How “applied optimism” can help us tackle the climate crisis Sarah Hunter, Director, Public Policy and Government Relations / October 12, 2021 Coming out of the 2010 climate negotiations in Copenhagen, Christiana Figueres shocked herself and her team by confessing that she thought getting to a global climate treaty to limit warming was impossible - yet 5 years later she helped bring about the groundbreaking Paris Agreement . So what changed? She brought, as she describes it, "stubborn optimism" to the table in Paris -
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