Secretary-General Briefs Press on Climate Crisis Following Trip to Antarctica

Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the climate crisis following his recent trip to Chile and Antarctica.

"We live in an interconnected world.
Melting sea ice means rising seas. And that directly endangers lives and livelihoods in coastal communities across the globe. Floods and saltwater intrusion imperil crops and drinking water – threatening food and water security," said the Secretary-General, and continued: "Leaders must act to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, protect people from climate chaos, and end the fossil fuel age. We need a global commitment to triple renewables, double energy efficiency, and bring clean power to all, by 2030. [...] And we need climate justice - setting the world up for a huge increase in investment in adaptation and loss and damage to protect people from climate extremes."