World leaders must act now and put the planet on a green path because “we are on the verge of the abyss”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.

World leaders must act now and put the planet on a green path because “we are on the verge of the abyss”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
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14 December 2019 – Guterres the UN chief, side strongly with science, and commit to stronger action.
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Tuvalu “faces an existential threat from sea-level rise”, the United Nations chief said during his visit to the Pacific island nation on Friday whose highest point is less than five metres above the waves. “We must stop Tuvalu from sinking…
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