UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged for swift, drastic action to combat climate change, claiming that the planet’s record-breaking July temperatures demonstrate that it is now in a “era of global boiling.”
UN chief warns Earth: In a speech in New York, the secretary-general called the recent period of extreme heat in the Northern Hemisphere a “cruel summer.”
He stated that “short of a mini-Ice Age over the next days, July 2023 will shatter records across the board,” calling it “a disaster for the entire planet.”
The climate is changing. It is terrible. And this is just the start. The period of global warming is over, and we are now in the era of global boiling.
Additionally, The devastating effects of climate change, according to Guterres, have been consistent with scientists’ “predictions and repeated warnings,” with the “only surprise being the speed of the change.”
Furthermore, He reiterated his plea for immediate and comprehensive action in the face of “tragic” consequences, once more focusing on the fossil fuel industry.
“The atmosphere is unbearable. It’s too hot to tolerate. Inaction on climate change and the level of fossil fuel profits are unacceptable, according to the former Portuguese prime minister.
Further, “Leaders must lead,” he declared. However, “Stop holding back. No more apologies. No more standing in the way of others.
Additionally, In advance of the Climate Ambition Summit he will convene in September, Guterres urged wealthy nations to commit to becoming carbon neutral by 2040 at the latest, and for emerging economies, by 2050 at the latest.
He warned that in order to avoid the worst effects, humanity “must turn a year of burning heat into a year of burning ambition.” The “destruction” unleashed by humanity “must not inspire despair, but action,” he urged.