Christiana Figueres: A Conversation on Mindfulness and Climate

Published: Oct. 5, 2018, 5:57 p.m.

b"Former UN climate negotiator Christiana Figueres credits Buddhist teachings both for helping her through a personal crisis, and for providing a source of inner strength that sustained her through negotiations at the 2015 Paris Climate Accord, and helped contribute to its success. \\u201cI realized my commitment and my task here is to change that global mood,\\u201d Figueres remembers. \\u201cAnd of course I can't change the global mood before I change myself, because as we know all change starts with self.\\u201d Can mindfulness practice help us cope with the realities of climate change?\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"