A DIRE WARNING ON CLIMATE CHANGE: The UN Secretary-General's warning that humanity is 'going in the wrong direction' on climate change is one that must be heeded by all. The UN has said that climate-related catastrophes will become commonplace if the world economy fails to decarbonise soon enough. Floods, droughts, heatwaves and storms, like what we have seen this year, are going from bad to worse. The assessment of Antonio Guterres shows "climate impacts heading into uncharted territory of destruction". All this shows that much work needs to be done by governments around the world. The sooner we heed these warnings, the better it will be for humanity. (By Alex Abraham, , Senior Associate Editor)
AFP