UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on humanity to end the 'war on nature' in his landmark speech at the Columbia University in New York City.WHERE IT WAS HELD ISN'T IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR THE LEAD. WHY WAS HE MAKING THE SPEECH i.e. what made it landmark?
As a record-breaking year for hurricanes, wildfires and heatwaves comes to an end, the head of the United Nations challenged world leaders to make 2021 the year that humanity ends its "war on nature" (you've used double quotes here and single above, and don't repeat what you've said in the lead- move the story on) and commits to a future free of planet-warming carbon pollution.
He issued stark warnings that "the state of the planet is broken" and "humanity is waging war on nature." THIRD MENTION OF THE WAR ON NATURE!! He also added, however, that recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic could be humanity's chance for a reset to save the planet.
Just before the speech, the World Meteorological Organization released a report stating that 2020 will go down as one of the three hottest years on record. This year is set to end about 1.2 degrees Celsius (2.2 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than pre-industrial times (the last half of the 1800s). The main sources of global warming are the heat-trapping gases released coal, oil and natural gas are burned. Most trapped heat goes into the world's seas, and ocean temperatures are now at record levels.
Guterres saw hope in promises made by more than 100 countries that by mid-century they will not be adding more heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere than trees and technology can remove.
China, and US President-elect Joe Biden have pledged net-zero carbon emissions.
The UN chief's landmark address came before as the UN gears up for a virtual climate summit in France on the 5th anniversary of the landmark 2015 Paris climate agreement. PUT THIS FURTHER UP
https://www.euronews.com/living/2020/12/04/un-secretary-general-gutteres-issues-stark-warning-on-state-of-the-planet
2020-12-04 17:53:29Z
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