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UN chief urges Cop31 hosts Turkey and Australia to end fossil fuel talks
UN chief urges Cop31 hosts Turkey and Australia to end fossil fuel talks and start implementing the transition.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged co-hosts Turkey and Australia to shift from debating fossil fuel phase-out to implementing it during the second day of Cop31. The intervention highlighted that these two nations are major fossil fuel exporters while Brazil presented a transition roadmap to delegates. Guterres emphasized that action, not just conversation, is required to reduce emissions and move away from carbon-intensive energy sources.
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UN chief urges Cop31 hosts Turkey and Australia to end fossil fuel talks
UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the co-hosts of the Cop31 climate conference, Turkey and Australia, to turn fossil fuel promises into action. Speaking on the second day of the conference, Guterres stated it is long past time to stop treating the transition away from fossil fuels as taboo or intractable. He called for clear next steps and concrete measures to end the use of fossil fuels.
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