Earth's vital signs are failing and to prevent planetary crash and burn, "we need…cooperation and political will", United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said on Friday, challenging world leaders gathered in Dubai for COP28 to show real global climate leadership.
The UN chief delivered his impassioned appeal at the high-level opening of the Global Climate Action Summit, which will see world leaders and Heads of State and Government taking centre stage for the next two days in the Al Waha Theatre in Dubai's iconic Expo City.
Warning that "humanity's fate is hanging in the balance", the Secretary-General said world leaders must act now to end the climate catastrophe.
"This is a sickness only you, global leaders, can cure," he said, calling on the leaders to end the world's dependence on fossil fuels and to fulfill the long overdue promise for climate justice.
