COP28: Methane pledge by the ‘giants behind the climate crisis’ falls short, says Guterres

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday sent a strong message to the oil and gas industry: the pledges made at COP28 in Dubai fall well short of what’s needed to meaningfully tackle the climate crisis.

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COP28: Methane pledge by the ‘giants behind the climate crisis’ falls short, says Guterres
COP28: As ‘humanity’s fate hangs in the balance’, UN chief calls for urgent action to prevent planetary crash

COP28: As ‘humanity’s fate hangs in the balance’, UN chief calls for urgent action to prevent planetary crash

01 Dec 2023

Earth’s vital signs are failing and to prevent planetary crash and burn, “we need…cooperation and political will”, UN Secretary General António Guterres said on Friday, challenging world leaders gathered in Dubai for COP28 to show real global climate leadership.

Stop ‘kicking the can down the road,’ UN chief urges COP28 deal on phaseout of fossil fuels

Stop ‘kicking the can down the road,’ UN chief urges COP28 deal on phaseout of fossil fuels

11 Dec 2023

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged a deal at COP28 on the phaseout of fossil fuels, telling negotiators that “now is the time for maximum ambition and maximum flexibility,” as UN climate talks in Dubai head into the home stretch.

Reducing disaster risk is a good investment, and ‘the right thing to do’, says Guterres

13 Oct 2019

There is a strong economic case for climate resilience and reducing the risk of disasters, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, which falls on Sunday.