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United Nations urges world leaders to declare a state of climate emergency
World leaders should declare states of “climate emergency” in their countries to spur action to avoid catastrophic global warming, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told a climate summit.
Key points:
- Mr Guterres asks: “Can anybody still deny that we are facing a dramatic emergency?”
- G20 countries are spending 50 per cent more in their rescue packages on sectors linked to fossil fuel production than low-carbon energy
- Diplomats are watching for stronger pledges from countries like China, India and Japan
More than 70 world leaders were due to address the one-day virtual gathering aimed at building momentum for much steeper cuts in planet-warming emissions on the fifth anniversary of the 2015 Paris climate accord.
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