António Guterres: COP29 must tear down the walls to climate finance

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The final countdown to lowering carbon emissions has started, the UN chief said, highlighting three steps that urgently need to be taken

Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the World Leaders Climate Action Summit on day two of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference at Baku Stadium on November 12, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

He also noted that workers and pilgrims were collapsing in insufferable heat, floods were tearing through communities and tearing down infrastructure, while children were going to bed hungry as droughts ravaged crops in several parts of the world. “But you can, and must, ensure it is fair and fast enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C.”

 

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