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Declare states of ‘climate emergency,’ U.N. chief tells world leaders

Declare states of ‘climate emergency,’ U.N. chief tells world leaders

MATTHEW GREEN and KATE ABNETT WORLD leaders should declare states of "climate emergency" in their countries to spur action to avoid catastrophic global warming, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in opening remarks to a climate summit. More than 70 world leaders were due to address the one-day virtual gathering aimed at building momentum for much steeper cuts in planet-warming emissions on the fifth anniversary of the 2015 Paris climate accord. "Can anybody still deny that we are facing a dramatic emergency?" Guterres said via video. "That is why today, I call on all leaders worldwide to declare a State of…
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