In case you missed it, (with full text too) ... Summary: Remarks by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, to the press conference launch of IPCC report. Description: I have seen many scientific reports in my time, but nothing like this. Today's IPCC report is an atlas of human suffering and a damning... Continue Reading →
"The 1.5-degree goal is on life support. It is in intensive care." So said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday, as he stressed that a swift and just transition to clean energy is necessary to meet the Paris agreement's objective of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C above preindustrial levels—and warned against using Russia's... Continue Reading →
Goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees ‘on life support’: UN chief
The leader of the United Nations warned Monday of “existential threats” to the global climate and biodiversity. Speaking to the World Economic Forum, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said that today’s world suffers from “fragility,” invoking issues such as the coronavirus pandemic and resulting job losses. “We also see fragility in the climate and biodiversity crisis. Both... Continue Reading →
UN chief warns of ‘existential threats’ to climate, biodiversity…
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2021 New Year’s Video Message – United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres
UN Chief on Climate Change…
In a landmark speech today (10 Sep) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said, “Climate change is the defining issue of our time – and we are at a defining moment,” adding that “if we do not change course by 2020, we risk missing the point where we can avoid runaway climate change, with disastrous consequences... Continue Reading →