On October 30 in Nepal, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urgently called for action to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees, highlighting the dire consequences of melting glaciers and climate chaos. His message: "Stop the madness; act now."
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on October 30 in Nepal, urgently called for limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees to prevent the devastating consequences of climate change. Guterres stressed the importance of protecting people who are most vulnerable and ending the fossil fuel age to limit global temperature rise. His passionate plea: "The world can't wait."
He highlights two phases of this perilous situation. First, the accelerating melting of glaciers and ice sheets due to record temperatures, resulting in flooding and sea-level rise. Nepal has lost nearly a third of its ice in just over 30 years. In the second phase, the complete disappearance of glaciers threatens the livelihoods of over a billion people who rely on them for freshwater. This scenario could lead to catastrophic consequences, including the erasure of low-lying countries and fierce competition for resources.