Overview
- Global temperatures are already about 1.4°C above pre‑industrial levels, according to the Copernicus climate observatory.
- Current national pledges covering roughly 70% of emissions would cut carbon pollution only about 10% by 2035, while the IPCC says a roughly 60% drop from 2019 levels is needed to stay near 1.5°C.
- Antonio Guterres called for new, far stronger national climate plans to be presented at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November.
- He urged action against climate disinformation, online harassment and greenwashing, stressing the need to defend scientific integrity.
- He promoted renewable energy as the cheapest and fastest new power source and the only credible pathway to halt escalating climate damage.