Climate goal of 1.5C is 'gasping for breath', says UN head

António Guterres announces a climate ambition summit to confront 'existential threat' facing the planetThe goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C is "gasping for breath", the UN secretary general has said as he announced a "climate ambition summit" for September.António Guterres said the summit would challenge leaders of governments and businesses to come up with "new, tangible and credible climate action to accelerate the pace of change" and confront the "existential threat" of the climate crisis. Continue reading...