António Guterres: moral admonition, stra • Table.Briefings

UN-Chef Guterres — UN Secretary General António Guterres

The climate summit in New York once again shows that the climate crisis has become a priority for the UN Secretary-General during his term in office. The top diplomat has verbally radicalized himself. He adopts demands from the environmental movement, insults the fossil fuel industries, and refuses to let those who try to slow down climate efforts take the stage at the UN.

The UN chief’s invitation was clear: At his Climate Ambition Summit in New York on September 20, 2023, he expected governments, businesses, the financial world, cities and civil society to take „new, tangible, and credible climate action to accelerate the pace of change.“ This „price of admission is non-negotiable,“ António Guterres said when he a nnounced the summit.

António Guterres: moral admonition, strategic scolding

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