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STORY: UN / US SUPREME COURT CLIMATE REAX
TRT: 1:47
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 30 JUNE 2022, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations
30 JUNE 2022, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Dujarric walking to the podium, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I was asked by one of your colleagues earlier about a reaction to the ruling by the US Supreme Court regarding the climate and the Environmental Protection Agency, and while it is not the UN’s role to provide legal commentary on judicial decisions of individual Member States, just more generally, I can say that this is a setback in our fight against climate change when we are already far off track in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement. The Secretary-General has said repeatedly that the G20 must lead the way in dramatically stepping up climate action.”
4. Wide shot, press briefing room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Decisions like today’s in the US or any other major emitting economy make it harder to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement for a healthy, livable planet, especially as we need to accelerate the phase-out of coal and the transition to renewable energies.”
6. Wide shot, press briefing room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We also need to remember that an emergency as global in nature as climate change requires a global response, and the actions of a single nation should not and cannot make or break whether we reach our climate objectives. The Secretary-General has also said there is still time to avert the worst impacts of climate change if all nations – especially those who make up the Group of 20 - step up their efforts, together with cities, regions, businesses, and investors, and individuals everywhere raising their voices for bolder climate action.”
8. Wide shot, Dujarric leaving the podium, press briefing room
Asked about the US Supreme Court ruling regarding the climate and the Environmental Protection Agency, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said it is a “setback in our fight against climate change.”
Briefing journalists today (30 Jun), Dujarric said that while it is not the UN’s role to provide legal commentary on judicial decisions of individual Member States, “decisions like today’s in the US or any other major emitting economy make it harder to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, for a healthy, livable planet, especially as we need to accelerate the phase-out of coal and the transition to renewable energies.”
The Secretary-General has said repeatedly that the G20 must lead the way in dramatically stepping up climate action.
“But we also need to remember that an emergency as global in nature as climate change requires a global response, and the actions of a single nation should not and cannot make or break whether we reach our climate objectives,” said the UN Spokesperson.
Dujarric concluded, “The Secretary-General has also said there is still time to avert the worst impacts of climate change if all nations – especially those who make up the group of 20 - step up their efforts, together with cities, regions, businesses, and investors, and individuals everywhere raising their voices for bolder climate action.”
