'No-nonsense summit': UN chief announces Climate Ambition Summit for 2023

Michael Holder
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Credit: US Mission Photo by Eric Bridiers

António Guterres urges businesses and governments to deliver fresh, ambitious climate plans at September 2023 summit

UN Secretary General António Guterres has announced plans to hold a global Climate Ambition Summit next September in a bid to "accelerate the pace of change" ahead of the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai...

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