UN chief pushes for urgent climate action, financing, early-warning systems for all
GENEVA
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for urgent global action to expand early-warning systems, deliver climate finance, and curb global warming, warning that “global warming is pushing our planet to the brink
Speaking at a high-level event on Early Warnings for All during the Extraordinary Session of the World Meteorological Congress in Geneva, Guterres said “every one of the last 10 years has been the hottest in history,” with no country safe from “fires, floods, storms and heatwaves.”
He emphasized that early-warning systems save lives and must reach everyone by 2027 under the UN’s Early Warnings for All initiative launched in 2022.
“Early-warning systems work,” he said. “Over 60% of countries now report having multi-hazard early-warning systems in place. And least developed countries have nearly doubled their capacity since official reporting began.”
Guterres said achieving global coverage requires urgent financing, citing a consensus at the Financing for Development Conference in Sevilla “to unlock more finance for developing countries” and reform global financial institutions.
“We must tackle the root cause of climate disasters, the rapid warming of our planet,” he added.
Ahead of the UN Climate Conference in Brazil, he urged countries to present ambitious new plans aligned with the 1.5 degrees Celsius (34.7 F) goal and agree “to mobilize, for developing countries, 1.3 trillion dollars per year by 2035.”
Renewable energy, Guterres said, “is the only credible path to end the relentless degradation of our climate.”
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