'Ambitious and credible': UN Secretary General demands tougher 2050 climate plans for September summit

Madeleine Cuff
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Antonio Guterres issues memo calling for countries to deliver 'concrete, realistic plans, compatible with the latest Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5C'

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has stepped up his campaign to secure more ambitious climate strategies from countries ahead of a crucial UN summit next year when the Paris Agreement will come into...

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