World at a 'Decisive Moment' on How It Acts on Climate Change, Cop30 Hears

World at a 'decisive moment' on how it acts on climate change, Cop30 hears

Speaking to heads of state from more than 30 nations, António Guterres called the target of limiting global heating to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels a 'red line' for a habitable planet

Swift, concerted efforts urged to combat climate change

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and world leaders on Thursday urged governments to take immediate, decisive actions and make concerted efforts to combat climate change, reported Xinhua. "We need to move faster -- and move together. This COP must ignite a decade of acceleration and delivery," Guterres made the urgent call in addressing the opening plenary of a two-day leaders' meeting to discuss pressing climate change challenges and commit…

UN chief urges world leaders to drive down global warming - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Thursday, November 6, 2025, called for urgent action to drive down global temperatures and keep the 1.5°C goal within reach. Guterres made the call at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, where negotiators, scientists, and civil society are gathering to discuss priority actions to tackle climate change. The gathering focuses on the efforts needed to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C, …

UN chief admits world has failed on 1.5°C limit, overshoot inevitable by early 2030s

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that the world has failed to prevent global temperatures from breaching the critical 1.5 degrees...