António Guterres delivered his final climate summit speech at Cop31, warning that humanity cannot achieve peace on a burning planet. Civil society organizations praised the outgoing United Nations secretary-general during the fifth day of the conference, where he vowed that he will never give up his climate efforts.
Key Developments on Day Five
A prominent global energy economist stated that the world has definitively entered the age of electricity. Meanwhile, Norway’s highest court issued a ruling determining that the state acted unlawfully by granting three oil and gas permits without assessing the worldwide consequences of consuming those fuels.
The only United States senator attending Cop31 compared overlooking fossil fuel industry denial to recounting the story of Little Red Riding Hood while omitting the wolf. Conference coverage will resume on Monday morning to track the proceedings of the second week.
