‘We must change course’: a stark climate warning from the UN chief – podcast

As global leaders and environmental activists descend on Brazil for next week's Cop30 climate summit, Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian's global environment editor, Jon Watts, who recently sat down for an exclusive interview with the UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres. As he approaches his penultimate summit as the UN chief, Guterres reflected on humanity's progress in attempting to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, why Indigenous voices must be listened to and how he remains positive in the face of the climate crisis

Change course now': humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head

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