Climate Crisis Is ‘Outrunning Us,’ UN Chief Warns COP31 - BusinessWorld Online
Guterres said the climate crisis is outrunning action and urged leaders to speed the shift to clean energy as negotiators seek a new deal.
- On Wednesday, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned world leaders at the COP31 summit in Antalya, Turkey, that slow international response to climate change has set the world on a path to destruction.
- Global climate concerns intensified as 2026 brought extreme heatwaves across Western Europe and a catastrophic glacier collapse in Nepal, killing more than 1,450 people.
- While leaders including Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula are speaking, nations including France, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Canada sent no leaders; Mohamed Adow said, "The world's biggest economies should be leading the response to the climate crisis, not leaving it to others."
- Former French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius urged leaders on Tuesday to prioritize implementation: "It is an opportunity for leaders to make some announcements, and more this time, to explain how they will implement, because the key word in Antalya is implementation."
- COP31 host Turkey is pushing a plan to increase electricity's share of global energy consumption to 35% by 2035, though critics note the proposal lacks language requiring clean energy sources or a transition plan from fossil fuels.
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'Climate crisis puts world on path to destruction'
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders at the COP31 summit in Türkiye on Wednesday that the slow international response to climate change so far had placed the world on a path to destruction. Governments must fight harder to preserve the planet for future generations, he said, in comments that set the tone for two days of rapid-fire speeches by world leaders at the UN conference on Türkiye's Mediterranean coast. "Th…
Climate crisis is outrunning world, UN chief Antonio Guterres warns leaders at COP31
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed world leaders at the COP31 summit in Turkey regarding climate change action. He warned that the slow international response threatens the planet's future and urged countries to implement clean energy solutions. Negotiators from nearly 200 nations are currently seeking agreement on enhancing electricity's role in global energy consumption. The summit occurs amid significant geopolitical challenges a…
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