Upcoming G20 Summit in New Delhi among critical opportunities ahead for climate action: UN chief Guterres
G20 Summit in New Delhi and the UN Climate Summit during the high-level General Assembly session are among the “critical opportunities ahead” for accelerated action on climate change, UN chief Antonio Guterres said as he warned that the world has moved from the era of global warming into that of “global boiling.” As the World Meteorological Organisation and the European Commission's Copernicus Climate Change Service released official data confirming that July 2023 is set to be the hottest month ever recorded in human history, UN Secretary-General Guterres said humanity is in the hot seat. Guterres said that for vast parts of North America, Asia, Africa and Europe – it is a cruel summer but it is a disaster for the entire planet. “Climate change is here.
It is terrifying. And it is just the beginning. The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived.
The air is unbreathable. The heat is unbearable. And the level of fossil fuel profits and climate inaction is unacceptable,” he said.
The UN chief called on global leaders to lead, saying there should be no more hesitancy, no more excuses and no more waiting for others to move first. “Accelerating temperatures demand accelerated action. We have several critical opportunities ahead.
The Africa Climate Summit. The G20 Summit. The UN Climate Ambition Summit.
COP28,” Guterres said. India assumed the year-long presidency of the G20 on December 1, last year. The G20 Leaders' Summit is in New Delhi on September 9-10.
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