Success of climate change talks rests on finance, UN chief says

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The success of international climate negotiations in November will depend on a breakthrough in financial contributions from rich countries, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday. With less than five months to go until the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, there are increasing tensions around climate finance…

UN secretary general urges all countries to declare climate emergencies

Governments around the world should all declare a state of climate emergency until the world has reached net zero CO2 emissions, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, has told a summit of world leaders. At least 38 countries have already declared such a state of emergency, often owing to their vulnerability to the impacts of…