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This Buddhist Monk Is An Unsung Hero In World's Climate Fight
2016-01-25 11:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: One of the guiding forces behind the scenes of the Paris climate agreement is an 89-year-old Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk. Christiana Figueres, who led the climate talks, has credited Thich Nhat Hanh with having played a pivotal role in helping her to develop the strength, wisdom and compassion needed to forge the unprecedented deal backed by 196 countries. Figueres, the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, says the teachings of Thay, as he is known...
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