COP25: UN Secretary General warns world is 'hurtling' towards 'point of no return' in climate crisis

Madeleine Cuff
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Antonio Guterres issues stark warning as latest talks in Madrid get underway with news Mark Carney is to take up key climate role

The world's response to climate change has been "utterly inadequate", forcing the planet to the "point of no return", UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned yesterday at the start of the latest round...

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