'The ticket to entry is bold action': UN chief Guterres lays down the ground rules for September summit

Madeleine Cuff
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"Don't come to the summit with beautiful speeches - come with concrete plans," the UN Secretary-General told world leaders

Countries unwilling to announce bolder climate action will not be welcome at a flagship summit to be hosted in New York by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres later this year. Speaking to the media...

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