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Top UN climate official resigns Top UN climate official resigns
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Yvo de Boer, the UN's top climate change official, says he will resign after nearly four years in the post.Yvo de Boer, the UN's top climate change official, says he will resign after nearly four years in the post.
His departure takes effect from 1 July, five months before 193 countries are due to reconvene in Mexico for another attempt at global deal on climate.His departure takes effect from 1 July, five months before 193 countries are due to reconvene in Mexico for another attempt at global deal on climate.
Nations failed to reach a binding deal at the Copenhagen meeting in December.Nations failed to reach a binding deal at the Copenhagen meeting in December.
Mr de Boer told the Associated Press news agency he was announcing his departure now so that a successor could be found before the Mexico meeting.Mr de Boer told the Associated Press news agency he was announcing his departure now so that a successor could be found before the Mexico meeting.
The former Dutch civil servant and climate negotiator was widely credited with raising the profile of climate change issues.
But suspicions and distrust between developing and industrial countries barred the way to a binding accord at the UN's climate change summit in Copenhagen in December.
He said the failure to secure a treaty at Copenhagen was unrelated to his decision to quit, and that he had begun looking for a new job last year, before the summit.
Mr De Boer said he will be a consultant on climate and sustainability issues for KPMG, a global accounting firm, and will be associated with several universities.