He was born near the Arctic, led the central banks of two major economies, and is about to become Canada's next prime minister despite never having served in parliament. Climate has been central to the latter part of Carney's career,

Former central banker Mark Carney won the race to become leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister, official results showed on Sunday. Carney will take over at a tumultuous time in Canada,