The United Nations calls for strengthening climate action and warns against retreat in the face of the scale of the challenge

New York: Europe and the Arabs
The UN Secretary-General is convening the Climate Ambition Summit to call for accelerated action from all parties, including governments, businesses and civil society, and to hear from change-makers in this area.
Secretary-General António Guterres stressed that there is still an opportunity to build a world that enjoys clean air, green jobs, and clean energy at affordable prices for all. According to what was stated in the United Nations daily news bulletin, a copy of which we received on Thursday morning.
Guterres added that "the mission is urgent," warning that "humanity has opened the gates of hell," referring to human activities causing climate change and its dire effects.
He warned that climate action pales in comparison to the scale of the challenge, stressing that if nothing changes, the world is heading toward a temperature increase of 2.8 degrees Celsius, and then into a “dangerous and unstable world.”
But he explained that there is still the ability to limit the rise in temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, saying, “The path is clear. It was drawn by fighters and pioneers, some of whom are with us today.”
He stressed that in order to achieve that goal, and to protect the world from extreme climate phenomena, “climate champions,” especially in developing countries, need solidarity and support, and that world leaders take action to reduce emissions.

Climate justice
The Secretary-General of the United Nations recalled the Climate Solidarity Charter, which urges the countries causing the largest proportion of emissions - and those that have reaped profits from fossil fuels - to make redoubled efforts to reduce emissions, and rich countries to support emerging economies to achieve this goal.
He also touched on his agenda to accelerate climate action, which calls for “climate justice,” noting that “many of the poorest countries have the right to be angry, because they suffer more than others from a climate catastrophe that they had no hand in creating. They are angry because funding promises have not been fulfilled.” .
Guterres called on governments to push the global financial system towards supporting climate action.
“This means setting a price on carbon and reforming the business models of multilateral development banks so that they can access much greater private financing at affordable costs for developing countries,” he added.

Fulfilling obligations
The Secretary-General of the United Nations called on all parties to activate the Loss and Damage Fund during the twenty-eighth United Nations Climate Conference (COP28), scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates at the end of this year.
He also urged developed countries to fulfill their commitment to provide $100 billion, replenish the Green Climate Fund, and double adaptation financing.
Guterres also spoke about the role of companies and financial institutions in working to advance paths to achieving “net zero emissions,” which means achieving a balance between carbon emitted into the atmosphere and carbon removed from it.
He said that the "vague pledges" betrayed the public's trust, expressing his regret that some companies obstruct the goal of achieving net zero emissions using wealth, influence, delay, distraction and deception.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations concluded his speech by saying that one summit will not change the world, but "today can be a powerful moment to create momentum that can be built upon in the coming months."
He added, "We can and must raise the tone, turn plans into action, and change the course of the trend."

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