American Museum of Natural History, New York
Special Address on Climate Action by Secretary-General António Guterres
5 June 2024
In a pivotal speech on World Environment Day, the UN Secretary-General set out some hard-hitting truths about the state of the climate, the grotesque risk leaders are running, and what companies and countries – particularly the G7 and the G20 – need to do over the next eighteen months to salvage humanity’s chances of a livable future.
He presented new data on the dire state of the climate and called for key actions to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, including strong new national climate action plans and a massive expansion of affordable public and private finance. He also called on governments to , urged news media and tech companies to stop taking fossil fuel ads, and called on advertising and PR companies to stop taking on new fossil fuel clients and set out plans to drop their existing ones.
American Museum of Natural History, New York Special Address on Climate Action by Secretary-General António Guterres 5 June 2024 In a pivotal speech on World Environment Day, the UN Secretary-General set out some hard-hitting truths about the state of the climate, the grotesque risk leaders are running, and what companies and countries – particularly the G7 and the G20 – need to do over the next eighteen months to salvage humanity’s chances of a livable future. He presented new data on the dire state of the climate and called for key actions to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, including strong new national climate action plans and a massive expansion of affordable public and private finance. He also called on governments to ban fossil fuel advertising, urged news media and tech companies to stop taking fossil fuel ads, and called on advertising and PR companies to stop taking on new fossil fuel clients and set out plans to drop their existing ones.