‘Pay up or humanity will pay the price’, Guterres warns at COP29 climate summit

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday that leaders gathered in Baku for the COP29 Climate Action Summit must take immediate steps to cut emissions, safeguard people from climate chaos, and “tear down the walls to climate finance” in response to the “masterclass in climate destruction” that the world has witnessed in 2024.

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‘Pay up or humanity will pay the price’, Guterres warns at COP29 climate summit
COP29 countdown: Failure on climate finance ‘not an option’, says Guterres

COP29 countdown: Failure on climate finance ‘not an option’, says Guterres

21 Nov 2024

UN Secretary-General António Guterres made a strong call to action as COP29 approaches its crucial conclusion in Baku, imploring world leaders and negotiators on Thursday to overcome their disagreements and reach an historic climate finance deal. “I sense an appetite for agreement,” he said.

COP29: Governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ on methane and slash emissions, says UNEP

COP29: Governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ on methane and slash emissions, says UNEP

15 Nov 2024

The UN environment agency chief warned the COP29 climate summit in Baku on Friday that methane emissions must come down – “and come down fast” –to have any chance of controlling global warming. 

COP29: ‘You have every right to be angry’ Guterres tells youth advocates frustrated over lack of climate action

COP29: ‘You have every right to be angry’ Guterres tells youth advocates frustrated over lack of climate action

14 Nov 2024

As negotiations over how to tackle climate change head into their fifth day in Baku, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed solidarity with young climate advocates at COP29, who told him they are frustrated by the lack of political action on the crisis.