UN Secretary General: Economic case for bolder climate action 'clearer than ever'

Michael Holder
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António Guterres again urges all nations to step up to the plate with more climate finance and ambitious decarbonisation plans ahead of the COP30 Climate Summit in Brazil

The economic case for climate action is now "clearer than ever", UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said, as he today again urged all governments around the world to deliver more ambitious national...

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