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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi (centre right) and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (centre left) prepare with other leaders for a group photo at the Cop27 UN Climate Summit, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Monday, November 7, 2022
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THE head of the UN has warned the world is “on the highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator” as temperatures rise to dangerous levels.
UN secretary general Antonio Guterres addressed world leaders gathered at the Cop27 conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
Despite the wide-ranging agreement reached at Cop26 in Glasgow last year, the world body is predicting the planet is likely to see accelerated sea level rises, glacier melting and more record heat waves.
Established as a landmark victory for the climate movement, the CCC promised to hold governments to account. Today, it is understating the danger of climate chaos and impeding the radical action needed, says IAN SINCLAIR
From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30
Reaching co-operation is supposed to be the beginning, not the end, of global climate governance, argues LISA VANHALA
