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Guterres on IPCC report: Humanity is on thin ice

21 March 2023
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2023-03-21 16:23

UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged for "warp speed climate action now" amid the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Synthesis Report in Interlaken on Monday. Guterres warned that "humanity is on thin ice," but described the IPCC report as a survival guide.

António Guterres, UN Secretary-General said “This report is a clarion call to massively fast-track climate efforts by every country and every sector and on every time frame. In short, our world needs climate action on all fronts - everything, everywhere, all at once. Leaders of developed countries must commit to reaching net zero as close as possible to 2040, the limit they should all aim to respect. This can be done. Some have already set a target as early as 2035. Leaders in emerging economies must commit to reaching net zero as close as possible to 2050 – again, the limit they should all aim to respect. A number have already made the 2050 commitment. This is the moment for all G20 members to come together in a joint effort, pooling their resources and scientific capacities as well as their proven and affordable technologies through the public and private sectors to make carbon neutrality a reality by 2050. Every country must be part of the solution.”

Stepping up his pleas for action on fossil fuels, Guterres not only called for “no new coal” but also for eliminating its use in rich countries by 2030 and poor countries by 2040.

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