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| Wed, 22nd Apr 2020 13:37:00 |
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Climate change: World mustn't forget 'deeper emergency' |
Despite the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, the world mustn't forget the "deeper environmental emergency" facing the planet.
That's the view of the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, in remarks released to celebrate Earth Day.
The toll taken by the virus is both "immediate and dreadful", Mr Guterres says.
But the crisis is also a wake-up call, "to do things right for the future," said the Secretary General.
Mr Guterres re-iterated his view that the coronavirus is the biggest challenge the world has faced since the Second World War.
But as the world commemorates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the planet's "unfolding environmental crisis" is an "even deeper emergency", he says.
"Biodiversity is in steep decline," Mr Guterres stated.
"Climate disruption is approaching a point of no return.
"We must act decisively to protect our planet from both the coronavirus and the existential threat of climate disruption."
A long-term advocate of strong action to tackle global heating, Mr Guterres is now proposing six climate-related actions that should shape the recovery after the virus.
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