On World Environment Day, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered a speech titled 'A Moment of Truth' at the American Museum of Natural History, introduced by Mike Bloomberg. Guterres emphasized the urgency of climate action amid record-shattering global temperatures and highlighted that the goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C is 'hanging by a thread.' The speech comes as Earth marks 12 consecutive months of record heat, underscoring the critical need for immediate and decisive measures to combat climate change.
.@UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres delivered remarks outlining our "moment of truth" on climate action amid record-shattering global temperatures and concerns the goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C is "hanging by a thread." #WorldEnvironmentDay https://t.co/Jgb8PwHWKa
"Earth marks 12 straight months of record heat, a bewildering climate change milestone." (via @USATODAY) https://t.co/jtL1KCveTM
#NowWatching This #WorldEnvironmentDay, @UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres is delivering his “A Moment of Truth” speech on the urgency of #ClimateAction. We are the dangers, but we are also the solutions. We are at the moment of truth. – Antonio Guterres, @UN SG https://t.co/WGCuhpybCK
LIVE NOW: @UN Secretary-General @AntonioGuterres has been a tireless advocate for climate action. I look forward to introducing him on stage at @AMNH this #WorldEnvironmentDay. https://t.co/z3wl1UETZ0
What's behind recent extreme heat events and record high temperatures https://t.co/gIskDTcpHa via @NewsHour #ClimateCentral