‘Humanity has opened the gates to hell’ warns Guterres as climate coalition demands action

Published on September 20, 2023

“Horrendous heat is having horrendous effects”, the UN chief declared on Wednesday, as a broad global coalition of “movers and doers” politicians, business and civil society gathered in New York for the first ever Climate Ambition Summit.

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