UN warns of climate breakdown risk

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‘Essential to act now’ to prevent chaotic climate breakdown, warns UN chief

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António Guterres says the world is still underestimating the risk of catastrophic climate breakdown and ecosystem collapse.

The UN secretary general said that the rise in global heating is on course to soar past 1.5C ( 2.7F ) over pre-industrial levels in coming years .

He said that a second US departure from the Paris climate agreement would risk crippling the process but said the accord would survive.

Guterres said in June fossil fuel companies should be banned from advertising, calling them the “godfathers of climate chaos” The UN secretary general said Saudi Arabia , the UAE and China should contribute to climate finance.

“There is no way to preserve 1.5 degrees or avoid a catastrophic development in relation to climate change if we don’t accept the principle that there must be a phase-out of fossil fuels,” he said.

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