Summary

UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns that the world is underestimating the risk of catastrophic climate breakdown and ecosystem collapse.

He emphasizes the urgent need for drastic emissions reductions to prevent irreversible tipping points such as the collapse of the Amazon rainforest and Greenland ice sheet.

Guterres also highlights the importance of the Paris Agreement and the need for governments to resist fossil fuel industry lobbying to achieve a phase-out of fossil fuels.