António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, confirmed that countries that represent 70% of the global economy have made commitments to carbon neutrality by early next year, explaining that the pledges are only the first step, and this comes after the US President-elect and his vice president announced a return to the Paris climate agreement after 39 A day after their inauguration in the White House.
Our future security & prosperity depend on bold #ClimateAction.
Countries representing 70% of the world economy will have made strong carbon neutrality by early next year.
But pledges are just the first step. We need concrete action now to get on the right path. pic.twitter.com/hJLvqSHxQr
– António Guterres (@antonioguterres) December 12, 2020
“Our future security and prosperity depends on bold climate action … Countries that represent 70% of the global economy will have made strong carbon neutrality commitments by early next year … But the pledges are only the first step,” Antonio Guterres wrote on his Twitter account. We need concrete action now to get on the right path. “
And the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, said in an opening speech at a climate summit today, Saturday, that world leaders should declare a “climate emergency” in their countries to push efforts to avoid a catastrophic rise in global temperature..
It is noteworthy that the US President-elect Joe Biden announced that the United States will return to the Paris Climate Agreement after 39 days, that is, with the first day during his inauguration as President of the United States of America, and also promised US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to return to the climate agreement.