Climate-vulnerable leaders demand urgent action at UN summit

Leaders of climate-vulnerable nations urged urgent action at the UN summit in Turkey, calling global warming a life-or-death issue. Seychelles' vice president said survival is at stake, demanding a strengthened UN compensation fund for damage despite minimal contributions to emissions. A report found progress on slowing warming has stalled for five years, with the world heading toward an irrecoverable 1.5°C overshoot. Niue's prime minister cited Pacific sea temperatures three degrees above normal as a warning, while Pakistan's leader referenced 2022 floods causing $30 billion in damage. Top polluters like the US were absent, though California's governor criticized Trump's oil ties. Brazil's president challenged wealthy nations to fund forest protection, and activist Greta Thunberg said the planet is "being killed." The UK appointed a climate security envoy.