Climate goal of 1.5C is ‘gasping for breath’, says UN head

Antonio Guterres announces a climate ambition summit to confront existential threat' facing the planet

The goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C is gasping for breath", the UN secretary general has said as he announced a climate ambition summit" for September.

Antonio Guterres said the summit would challenge leaders of governments and businesses to come up with new, tangible and credible climate action to accelerate the pace of change" and confront the existential threat" of the climate crisis.