UN Chief Blasts Lack of ‘Strong Leadership’ on Climate

The head of the United Nations blamed lack of leadership Wednesday for the world’s failure to make tough decisions needed to stop global warming, warning that a key goal of the Paris climate accord is at risk. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres bluntly told leaders gathered in New York that unless current emission trends for greenhouse gases are reversed by 2020, it will be impossible to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). The target was set in the...

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