Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was direct in his opening message to the gathering of world leaders:
"The six years since the Paris Climate Agreement have been the six hottest years on record. Our addiction to fossil fuels is pushing humanity to the brink. We face a stark choice: Either we stop it — or it stops us. It’s time to say: enough. Enough of brutalizing biodiversity. Enough of killing ourselves with carbon. Enough of treating nature like a toilet. Enough of burning and drilling and mining our way deeper. We are digging our own graves..." Watch his complete Address with its five key messages (9:25) or read the text here Comments are closed.
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