Racquel Moses

Racquel Moses is a Global Ambassador for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Chief Executive Officer for the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator (CCSA). Moses has represented the region at COP26-28, presenting a climate scorecard for rating the status and progress of countries at COP26

Early life and education Racquel Goddard (later Moses) was born in Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago. She attended Bishop Anstey High School and pursued interests in organizational psychology and law before completing her Masters in Management of Technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2000.

Moses is a marathon runner. and regional vice-president for Fujitsu Caribbean.

Moses became President of the Investment Promotion Agency of Trinidad & Tobago (InvesTT) as of November 25, 2013. Moses improved the agency's World Bank score by 77%, receiving awards that acknowledged the agency's world-class performance under her leadership. By 2018, she was regional director for the public sector of Microsoft Caribbean.

In 2017, Moses was appointed to the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) which she has served on the Executive Board and as a Trustee. In March 2024, she delivered the feature address at the ninth Sport Industry TT Conference of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee. The conference theme was "The Environmental Impact of Sport".

Moses decided to focus on addressing climate change after the birth of her daughter in 2018. in part as a response to the devastation of Hurricanes Maria and Irma in 2017. and more than 40 million people. CCSA acts as an official nominator for the yearly Earthshot Prize.

Moses works with the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) and its Island Resilience Action Challenge (IRAC), which was formed in 2019. IRAC is a yearly initiative bringing together island stakeholders together to build consensus and act on solutions to address climate change. IRAC is supported by the Advanced Energy Group and the Caribbean Development Bank. A further step has been the development of a climate smart map which tracks climate action data from 28 countries in the Caribbean region. The map was developed through a partnership between CCSA and Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) and announced by Moses and others at COP28 in Dubai.

At COP28, in addition to presenting innovative solutions and advocating for financing for climate-resilience, Moses supported the implementation of the Loss and Damage Fund. The Caribbean region is a net contributor of less than 1% of global carbon emissions, but suffers disproportionately from adverse weather events. Damage in the region accounts for nearly 40% of total global damage.

As of 2021, Moses was chosen as a Global Ambassador for the United Nations' Race to Zero & Race to Resilience. Other Global Ambassadors included Michael Bloomberg, Susan Chomba, and Saleemul Huq. Moses was the only one of the Global Ambassadors to come from a Small Island Developing State (SIDS).

Moses has served on the jury of the Island Innovation Awards, first given by Island Innovation and the Clinton Global Initiative in 2021.

Awards and honors 2013, World Bank innovation award