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Guterres Urges Fossil Fuel End in Next Decade

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN General Assembly that fossil fuels must end and emissions cut within a decade.
He also urged a renewed two-state solution to end the Israel-Palestine conflict.
The United Nations announced gender parity among its senior officials.
Security Council straw polls named Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan and Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett as SG candidates.
A new secretary-general must be selected by 31 December as Guterres’ term ends.

History

Historical Context

In June 1992 the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro gathered 108 heads of state and launched UNFCCC, signed by 154 countries to start a climate framework. The treaty’s COP process grew to 198 parties and underpinned Kyoto and Paris accords. António Guterres invokes Rio’s legacy while urging the UN to end fossil-fuel support by 2030 and naming two secretary-general candidates.

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Story summary

UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN General Assembly that fossil fuels must end and emissions cut within a decade.
He also urged a renewed two-state solution to end the Israel-Palestine conflict.
The United Nations announced gender parity among its senior officials.
Security Council straw polls named Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan and Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett as SG candidates.
A new secretary-general must be selected by 31 December as Guterres’ term ends.

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