U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the world is in “a life-or-death struggle” for survival and accused the world’s 20 wealthiest countries of failing to do enough to stop the planet from overheating.
The U.N. chief said emissions of global-warming greenhouse gases are at an all-time high and rising. He said commitments by the so-called G20 group of the world’s 20 leading economies “are coming far too little, and far too late.”
Guterres warned that current pledges and policies “are shutting the door on our chances to limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius, let alone meet the 1.5 degree goal.”
Adelle Thomas, a climate scientist from the Bahamas explained, “We are reaching a breaking point, where developed countries must respond instead of continuing to delay action with empty promises and prolonged discussions,”
UN chief: World is in `life-or-death struggle' for survival | AP News
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