World leaders gather for one-day event to discuss measures to try to reverse global warming and cope with its effects. OPINION: On the eve of the September UN Climate Action Summit, young women and men around the world mobilised by the millions and told global leaders: "You are failing us". I called the Climate Action Summit to serve as a springboard to set us on the right path ahead of crucial 2020 deadlines established by the Paris Agreement on climate change. EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ/AP António Guterres shakes hands with Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg during the Youth Climate Summit at United Nations headquarters. But we need many others to take climate action if we are to succeed.

Source: Stuff October 03, 2019 09:56 UTC