UN chief urges world leaders to tackle fossil fuels at COP31
Politics
November 12, 2026
Share this article
Click to view full size
ANTALYA, Turkey (AFP) — UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres railed against the oil and gas lobby on Wednesday, telling world leaders fossil fuels “must go the way of the dinosaurs” at a climate summit missing several prominent figures.
The two-week 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) talks kicked off in Turkey with governments under pressure to tackle climate change after a year of searing heatwaves and wildfires in Europe, and deadly floods in Nepal.
“The brutal truth is that the climate crisis is outrunning us,” Guterres told dozens of world leaders assembled in the Mediterranean city of Antalya for two days of speeches by heads of state and government.
Politics
Need the bigger picture?
Share this article
Comments (0)
Download our mobile app
The portable companion to gazettE. Get notifications, track read articles, and more. The latest news from Trinidad and Tobago, in one place.
