Govts, businesses lying about climate efforts - UN chief

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The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Monday, accused governments and businesses of 'lying' about their efforts to stem climate change, seeking to shame them into action as the body released a landmark crisis report.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during the opening ceremony of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland.The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Monday, accused governments and businesses of “lying” about their efforts to stem climate change, seeking to shame them into action as the body released a landmark crisis report.

“Some government and business leaders are saying one thing but doing another. Simply put, they are lying. And the results will be catastrophic,” Guterres said in a video message, released at the same time as the UN report on how to avert the worst impacts of global warming. Nearly five months after rallying world countries at the inconclusive 26th Conference of the Parties climate summit, the UN chief hardened his rhetoric further, targeting the governments and companies who the report said must act to halt emissions.

 

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