UN chief ups climate pitch, targets fossil fuels and AI

Acknowledging that temperature increases will breach the 1.5C guardrail, Guterres focused on the need to take measures to ensure that the rise is brought below 1.5C. The UN chief announced his plan for a Global Call for Methane Action, spotlighting three sectors-waste, agriculture and fossil fuels, singling out the last for "special focus". Guterres said this sector remains the "root cause" of the climate and energy crisis the world is experiencing.