‘Catastrophic pathway’: UN secretary general urges action to save Pacific lives

Antonio Guterres said more ambition from every country' was required and that current emissions rates threatened the very survival of Pacific communities'

The secretary general of the United Nations has told Pacific nations that a 45% cut in emissions by 2030 was needed globally to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, adding that continuing on the current trajectory puts us on a catastrophic pathway".

Antonio Guterres was speaking at a virtual meeting with Pacific Island Forum leaders as part of the UN general assembly taking place in New York.