U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres urged countries and companies to tackle climate change, saying failure to do so would mean “economic disaster.”
News headlines today: Dec. 12, 2019MADRID -- Failure to tackle global warming could result in economic disaster, the United Nations Secretary-General warned Thursday in Madrid, as negotiators at the U.N. climate talks remained deadlocked over key issues.
“I think Glasgow is already more of a target in many people's minds here, and that handicaps the process slightly,” Kerry said, referring to the venue of next year's U.N. climate summit. “For too long, vested interests have peddled the false story that economic growth and tackling climate change are incompatible,” the U.N. chief said. “This is nonsense.”
At the talks, vulnerable countries expressed outrage over Australia's bid to hold onto piles of emissions vouchers left over from a now-discredited system that could allow it to meet its climate commitments without reducing pollution. “This inaction is costing the lives of our people and impacting the lives and the livelihoods of millions around the world," Stiell said."We need to stop talking. We know what must be done.”
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