UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on world leaders to urgently step up climate efforts ahead of COP30, stressing that the planet faces deepening threats from worsening environmental disasters.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres demanded accelerated global climate action Wednesday and urged world leaders to deliver ambitious commitments ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Brazil later this year.
"We don’t have a moment to lose," Guterres said at a news conference at UN headquarters in New York after a high-level climate meeting, adding the world must act swiftly to avert climate disaster.
Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva convened 17 heads of state, including leaders from China, the European Union and climate-vulnerable nations.
The meeting included representatives from key regional blocs such as the African Union, ASEAN and the Alliance of Small Island States.
"It was among the most diverse meetings of heads of state focused exclusively on climate in some time," said Guterres. Despite the crises, he noted a shared commitment by leaders to accelerate climate action.
"No region is being spared from the ravages of accelerating climate catastrophes," he said. "The crisis is deepening poverty, displacing communities, and fueling conflict and instability."
Guterres emphasized that renewable energy is "the pathway out of climate hell."
He urged countries to enhance their national climate plans before COP30 in November and called for increased support for developing nations.
"At COP30, leaders must deliver a credible roadmap to mobilize $1.3 trillion a year for developing countries by 2035," he said.
"We cannot, must not, and will not let up on climate action," Guterres added.
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The Government of Ghana has signed a $2 billion memorandum of understanding with key energy partners to extend oil production licenses for the Jubilee and TEN fields through 2040, aiming to boost output, increase gas supply, and drive infrastructure development.
Reddit has taken legal action against AI startup Anthropic, accusing the company of unlawfully scraping content from its platform to train the Claude AI chatbot, despite public promises to avoid such practices. The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco, marks a major escalation in the ongoing battle over
A U.S. district judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of the wife and five children of the suspect in a recent firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado, citing concerns over due process and potential irreparable harm.
The ruling Fidesz party has delayed debate and voting on a controversial bill that would impose strict controls on NGOs and media receiving foreign funding, citing internal party discussions and external pressure.
The S&P 500 barely budged Wednesday as weak job and service sector data revealed the economic fallout from President Trump’s trade war tactics.
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