UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders humanity's addiction to fossil fuels had 'opened the gates to hell'.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders that humanity's addiction to fossil fuels had"opened the gates to hell".
Despite increasing extreme weather events and record-shattering global temperatures, greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and oil and gas companies reap handsome profits. "We can still limit the rise in global temperature to 1.5 degrees. We can still build a world of clear air, green jobs and affordable clean power for all," he said, referring to the target seen as needed to avoid long-term climate catastrophe.
US President Joe Biden, who addressed the General Assembly on Tuesday, sent his climate envoy John Kerry to the meeting - although Kerry won't be permitted to speak in the segment reserved for"movers and doers." Catherine Abreu, executive director of nonprofit Destination Zero, said it was"perhaps a good-news story that we see Biden not being given a speaking slot at the summit" because the United States is continuing to expand fossil fuel projects even as it makes historic investments in renewables.An overview of the challenges and opportunities of the climate crisis, as it changes the world we know.
Observers are eager however to see what Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Union President Ursula von der Leyen say both on their own goals and on financing commitments for the developing world.
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