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Watch live: In the homestretch to Paris climate talks

Join us for a conversation with with Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, D.C.

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Check back here at 9 am on Nov. 3 for live video of In the Homestretch to Paris Climate Talks. Sign up for Recharge's email newsletter for further updates and tweet to join the conversation at #CSMParis.

The theme of our talk will be the state of global energy and climate heading into the Paris climate talks. Where do we stand with less than a month until diplomats meet in Paris to finalize an international climate agreement? Executive Secretary Figueres will give us an update on the negotiations and share her perspectives on what needs to happen during and after the summit in early December.

The talk is free and open to the public. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. for networking. Have a question you'd like to ask Ms. Figueres? Email me, David Unger, at ungerd@csmonitor.com. I'll be hosting the talk, and I am curious to hear what topics you'd like to see addressed.

Program:

Sponsor remarks:

Eileen Claussen, Environmental Policy Leader and Former Assistant Secretary of State

Keynote conversation:

Christiana Figueres, @CFigueres, executive secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

With David Unger, @dungerdunger, energy editor, The Christian Science Monitor

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