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# Catherine McKenna

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## Catherine McKenna


McKenna was the Chair of the United Nations’ High‐level Expert Group on the Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities. She is Canada’s former Minister of Environment and Climate Change from 2015 to 2019 and Minister of Infrastructure and Communities from 2019 to 2021\. Ms. McKenna is a founder and principal of [Climate and Nature Solutions](http://climateandnature.com) and of [Women Leading on Climate](https://womenleadingonclimate.org/). She is also a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at [Columbia University’s Centre on Global Energy Policy](https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/) and [Climate School](https://www.climate.columbia.edu/).


## Catherine McKenna


* ![Girls protest ahead of a climate strike rally on Sept. 20, 2019 in Sydney, Australia.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf0a1cb7c60d856c9/6998ca0fa97fc0dc1da74b23/women-girls-climate-action-leadership.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 25, 2025  
### [Women's Climate Leadership Is More Important Than Ever](https://time.com/7320420/women-climate-leadership-catherine-mckenna-excerpt/)  
In her new book, Catherine McKenna talks about the power of women to drive change.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Plant Roof Photovoltaic Power Generation](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte86ea806aa72cf51/698a43ea09208f4dba41b1d0/GettyImages-1920922183.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 16, 2024  
### [2024 Must Be the Year for Exponential Climate Action](https://time.com/6556171/2024-climate-action/)  
Five steps to move the world forward on fighting climate change in 2024.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Creates Hazy Conditions Over New York City](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf9ea68b6e4451948/698a4097929fad04efbfa30e/Wildfires.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 20, 2023  
### [We Must Win the Race to Net Zero](https://time.com/6316133/net-zero-targets-solutions/)  
The U.N.'s most recent progress assessment is unequivocal: The world is not on track.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![COP27 Climate Conference: Opening Ceremony And High-Level Summit](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt421b7d92acfc0d8c/698a378b16d8840899c3b432/GettyImages-1439799726.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 8, 2022  
### [Want Consumers to Make Smart Climate Choices? Stop Greenwashing](https://time.com/6229965/consumers-to-make-smart-climate-choices-stop-greenwashing/)  
Too many climate pledges represent little more than empty slogans and hype. That has to change  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  

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