Domestic legislation is critical because it is the linchpin between action on the ground and the international agreement. At the national level it is clear that when countries enact clean energy policies, investment follows.
"At the international level, it is equally clear that domestic legislation opens the political space for international agreements and facilitates overall ambition."
Figueres told the Guardian in March that "very strange" weather experienced around the world over the last two years had a "silver lining" of galvanising action on climate change.