UN chief to COP28: Break 'deadly cycle' of global warming

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 28, 2023 8:00 am

UNITED NATIONS: The head of the United Nations on Monday urged world leaders to take decisive action to tackle ever-worsening climate change when they gather at the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates starting this week.

'We are trapped in a deadly cycle,' UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. 'The solutions are well known. Leaders must act to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, protect people from climate chaos, and end the fossil fuel age.'

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