United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on the world to take the issue of climate change seriously, warning participants in the COP26 conference that “we are digging our own graves.”
He added that “our addiction to fossil fuels is pushing humanity to the edge of the abyss. We are faced with a stark choice: either we stop it or it stops us. It is time to say: Enough!”
“Enough to offend biodiversity, enough to kill ourselves with carbon, we are digging our own graves,” he added.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson opened the historic COP26 climate conference on Monday by warning world leaders that they would face harsh judgment from future generations if they did not act decisively.
“The world’s anger and impatience can only be contained if we make this conference the moment we get to get serious about climate change, and that includes coal, cars, money and trees,” he said in his opening speech.
The COP26 climate summit must act to “save humanity” and protect the planet, UN chief Antonio Guterres says, warning that currently “we are digging our own graves.”
“It’s time to say: Enough,” the United Nations Secretary-General tells world leaders gathered in the Scottish city of Glasgow for the conference.
“Enough of brutalizing biodiversity. Enough of killing ourselves with carbon. Enough of treating nature like a toilet. Enough of burning and drilling and mining our way deeper. We are digging our own graves.”
