Guterres calls for phasing out fossil fuels to avoid climate ‘catastrophe’

Countries must phase out coal and other fossil fuels to avert climate “catastrophe”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Thursday in New York.

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Guterres calls for phasing out fossil fuels to avoid climate ‘catastrophe’

Call for ‘decisive action now’ to avoid climate catastrophe

20 Sep 2021

Speaking alongside the UK Prime Minister in New York on Monday the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on world leaders for “decisive action now to avert climate catastrophe.”

Cut fossil fuels production to ward off ‘catastrophic’ warming: UN-backed report

02 Dec 2020

Countries must decrease production of fossil fuels by 6 per cent per year, between 2020 and 2030, if the world is to avert "catastrophic” global temperature rise, a new UN-backed report has found.

Drop coal or climate change will ‘wreak havoc’ across economy, Australia told

06 Sep 2021

Climate change will “wreak havoc” across the Australian economy if coal is not rapidly phased out, a senior UN official warned on Monday.