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1. Yesterday, the UN Secretary-General warned: "We face the greatest cascade of crises in our lifetime."
World leaders gathered at the U.N. General Assembly, where the climate crisis and other 'Great Divides' are on the agenda.
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1. Yesterday, the UN Secretary-General warned: "We face the greatest cascade of crises in our lifetime."
World leaders gathered at the U.N. General Assembly, where the climate crisis and other 'Great Divides' are on the agenda.
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#UNGA #ClimateCrisis #peace
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2. Unlike just five or ten years ago, it's now only the odd one out who is not alarmed about the climate crisis.
Especially the younger generation doesn't need to be convinced of the seriousness of our global challenges.
#youth #schoolstrike
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2. Unlike just five or ten years ago, it's now only the odd one out who is not alarmed about the climate crisis.
Especially the younger generation doesn't need to be convinced of the seriousness of our global challenges.
#youth #schoolstrike
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3. Being alarmed doesn't always lead to concrete action.
Nobody can ignore the daily news about extreme weather disasters or the latest scientific report about the climate crisis.
But our leaders still don't treat the new reality as a crisis.
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3. Being alarmed doesn't always lead to concrete action.
Nobody can ignore the daily news about extreme weather disasters or the latest scientific report about the climate crisis.
But our leaders still don't treat the new reality as a crisis.
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4. Yesterday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned in his state of the world speech:
"I am here to sound the alarm: The world must wake up. We are on the edge of an abyss and moving in the wrong direction."
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#environment #ClimateEmergency
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4. Yesterday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned in his state of the world speech:
"I am here to sound the alarm: The world must wake up. We are on the edge of an abyss and moving in the wrong direction."
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#environment #ClimateEmergency
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5. Guterres called the fact that most wealthier countries are vaccinated, while more than 90 percent of Africans are still awaiting their first dose, a moral indictment of the state of our world and an obscenity.
#COVID19 #inequality #UN #SDGs #health
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5. Guterres called the fact that most wealthier countries are vaccinated, while more than 90 percent of Africans are still awaiting their first dose, a moral indictment of the state of our world and an obscenity.
#COVID19 #inequality #UN #SDGs #health
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6. The U.N. chief spoke about the surge of mistrust and misinformation that polarise people and paralyze societies while human rights are under fire. Science is under assault. Economic lifelines for the most vulnerable are coming too little and too late if they come at all.
6. The U.N. chief spoke about the surge of mistrust and misinformation that polarise people and paralyze societies while human rights are under fire. Science is under assault. Economic lifelines for the most vulnerable are coming too little and too late if they come at all.
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7. Guterres also warned that people risk losing faith in their governments and U.N. values such as #peace, #humanrights, dignity for all, #equality, #justice, and #solidarity.
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7. Guterres also warned that people risk losing faith in their governments and U.N. values such as #peace, #humanrights, dignity for all, #equality, #justice, and #solidarity.
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8. Speaking about COP26, the U.N. climate conference that will start at the end of this month in Glasgow, Guterres called for more ambition in the critical areas of mitigation, finance, and adaptation.
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#COP26 #Glasgow #UNGA #climatefinance
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8. Speaking about COP26, the U.N. climate conference that will start at the end of this month in Glasgow, Guterres called for more ambition in the critical areas of mitigation, finance, and adaptation.
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#COP26 #Glasgow #UNGA #climatefinance
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9. Guterres summarized:
"We are weeks away from the U.N. Climate Conference in Glasgow, but seemingly light-years away from reaching our targets."
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#climatechange #climateaction #environment #UN #NYC
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9. Guterres summarized:
"We are weeks away from the U.N. Climate Conference in Glasgow, but seemingly light-years away from reaching our targets."
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#climatechange #climateaction #environment #UN #NYC
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10. UNSG Guterres urged governments to shift to the green economy by taxing carbon, ending subsidies to fossil fuels, and committing to no new coal power plants.
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#greeneconomy #carbontax #fossilfuels #coal #endcoal
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10. UNSG Guterres urged governments to shift to the green economy by taxing carbon, ending subsidies to fossil fuels, and committing to no new coal power plants.
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#greeneconomy #carbontax #fossilfuels #coal #endcoal
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11. He spoke of six "Great Divides" to bridge:
1 Promote peace.
2 Restore trust between north and south, and tackle global warming.
3 Reduce the gap between rich and poor.
4 Promote gender equality.
5 Access to the Internet.
6 Give young people a seat at the table.
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11. He spoke of six "Great Divides" to bridge:
1 Promote peace.
2 Restore trust between north and south, and tackle global warming.
3 Reduce the gap between rich and poor.
4 Promote gender equality.
5 Access to the Internet.
6 Give young people a seat at the table.
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