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“'We are at war': World leaders urged to act at UN climate talks”
““You might as well bomb us. That might have been easier than watching climate change tear apart our homes piece by piece,” the leader of one nation said.”
World leaders urged decisive action at UN climate conference in Türkiye.
Key points
- Leaders called for urgent action as formal talks began at COP, highlighting vulnerabilities.
- Palau president compared climate change to a war against a crisis not of their making.
- Overshoot and delaying action could worsen warming and harm ecosystems and livelihoods.
- UN Secretary-General outlined a framework prioritizing fossil fuel reduction, adaptation, and finance.
- Absent leaders from China, the US, and India drew criticism from climate groups.
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