UN chief urges COP31 leaders to act as climate extremes intensify

lavenir.net (French) —

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged COP31 leaders in Turkey on Monday to rise to the occasion, warning that an unprecedented El Niño is colliding with human-caused climate change. Guterres stated the world has entered a new era of climate extremes, calling for faster emission cuts, a just transition from fossil fuels, and financial protection for vulnerable countries. The call accompanied a World Meteorological Organization report. The report shows 2026 continues a series of global records in temperature, ice melt, and sea-level rise. It notes the last 12 years were the hottest on record, with the intense El Niño expected to worsen extreme weather into 2027.


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