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      Locals watch the advance of a wildfire in Orjais, Covilha council in central Portugal

      Demanding Swift Action, UN Chief Calls IPCC Report a 'Survival Guide for Humanity'

      "We must move into warp-speed climate action now. We don't have a moment to lose," said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

      Jake Johnson
      Mar 20, 2023

      The head of the United Nations outlined a plan Monday to "super-charge" climate action after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its most stark warning yet about the trajectory of planetary heating and its cascading impacts on ecosystems and the life they sustain.

      "This report is a clarion call to massively fast-track climate efforts by every country and every sector and on every timeframe," said U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, who argued the IPCC's findings show that "humanity is on thin ice—and that ice is melting fast."

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      People wade through a flooded street during heavy rain in Sanliurfa, Turkiye

      'We Have a Choice Here to Act': IPCC Climate Report to Sound Most Dire Warning Yet

      "The central message from climate scientists is unmistakable: governments must rally to drastically cut emissions and cease the extraction and burning of fossil fuels this decade."

      Jake Johnson
      Mar 20, 2023

      A United Nations panel composed of the world's top scientists is set to release its latest climate assessment on Monday as governments fail to heed repeated, increasingly urgent warnings that the window for action to prevent catastrophic global heating is nearly shut.

      The landmark report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will come after a year in which planet-warming CO2 emissions shattered records once again as the impacts of such pollution—from "apocalyptic" flooding in Pakistan to deadly drought in East Africa—continued to mount.

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