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Guterres Urges Countries to Lift Emissions Targets at Final COP

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC · How we work

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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged countries to lift emissions targets at his final climate summit on Sept 23 in New York.
Guterres said renewables are now the cheapest, fastest and most secure electricity source.
Germany released a fossil-fuel-phase-out roadmap, its third after France and the Netherlands.
Australia and Turkey will co-host COP31 in Antalya in November, sharing duties.

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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged countries to lift emissions targets at his final climate summit on Sept 23 in New York.
Guterres said renewables are now the cheapest, fastest and most secure electricity source.
Germany released a fossil-fuel-phase-out roadmap, its third after France and the Netherlands.
Australia and Turkey will co-host COP31 in Antalya in November, sharing duties.