UN climate chief presses for faster action, says humans have 2 years left ‘to save the world’

"Two Years To Save The World": UN Climate Chief's Dire Warning

The UN Climate Chief, Simon Stiell, stated on Wednesday that governments, business leaders, and development banks have two years to take action to avert far worse climate change. In a speech at the Chatham House think tank in London, Mr Stiell said, "We still have a chance to make greenhouse gas emissions tumble, with a new generation of national climate plans. But we need these stronger plans now." Mr Stiell emphasized, "Who exactly has two yea…

Governments, business leaders and development banks have two years to take action to prevent climate change from worsening, Reuters quoted the UN's top climate chief as saying Wednesday.

U.N. climate chief says two years to save the planet

LONDON/BRUSSELS -- Governments, business leaders and development banks have two years to take action to avert far worse climate change, the U.N.'s climate chief said on Wednesday, in a speech that warned global warming is slipping down politicians' agendas.

Global warming will 'decimate' G20 economies without unity: UN climate head

UN climate chief Simon Stiell on Wednesday warned G20 nations their economies face decimation and they must overcome geopolitical divisions to tackle global warming.

UN climate chief presses for faster action, says humans have 2 years left 'to save the world'

The United Nations climate chief says humanity has only two years left “to save the world” by making dramatic changes in the way it spews heat-trapping emissions.

Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, stressed that the 20 major economic powers urgently need to take a step forward in reducing emissions.