The world is entering a new era where climate extremes are the norm, the United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Monday, urging leaders at the COP31 climate conference in Turkey to "get serious".
"We have entered a new age of climate extremes. A supersized El Nino is colliding with a planet already superheated by manmade climate change," Guterres said in a statement.
The UN secretary general urged leaders at the UN climate conference to "get serious by cutting emissions faster, accelerating a just transition from fossil fuels and delivering the finance and protection vulnerable countries need"
November 09, 2026 | 12:41 PM