Comments from the UN Secretary-General were made as US President Donald Trump again withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement
No government “can stop the clean energy revolution,” said the secretary general of, on Wednesday (23), at the end of a virtual dome on the climate, while they return to prioritize their fossil energies. “Science is on our side and the economy has changed,” Guterres said to reporters at the end of the summit, organized with the president, whose country will host COP30 in November, in Belém do Pará. Although he did not mention any specific country, his comments were made at the time the US president, he again removed the US from the climate agreement of Paris and promised to “drive” coal and prioritize fuel priorit. fossils widespreadly.
On Wednesday, Lula and the UN head gathered 17 world leaders for a virtual dome to closed doors to boost climate efforts before COP30 in Belém. Chinese presidents XI Jinping, French, Turkish, Turkish, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kenyan, William Ruto, and the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen were among the participants.
“I heard a message of unity. Yes, our world faces huge contrary winds and a plethora of crises. But we cannot allow climate commitments to be derailed,” Guterres insisted, who believes that “the way to get out of climate hell goes through renewable energies.”
The planet lives its third consecutive year of historically high temperatures, after 2024 becomes the hottest year ever registered, surpassing the record established in 2023.
*With information from AFP
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