U.N. Secretary-General Guterres Issues Statement on Launch of United Nations Environment Programme's Overshoot Report
September 03, 2026
September 03, 2026
NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued the following statement on Sept. 2, 2026:
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Humanity is speeding past the limit to avoid climate catastrophe.
Ten years ago in Paris, leaders pledged to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the threshold scientists say is critical to avoiding the worst climate devastation.
The latest report from the UN Environment Programme delivers a stark warning:
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Humanity is speeding past the limit to avoid climate catastrophe.
Ten years ago in Paris, leaders pledged to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the threshold scientists say is critical to avoiding the worst climate devastation.
The latest report from the UN Environment Programme delivers a stark warning: