Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeFailing to tackle climate change will be “beyond catastrophic”, US climate envoy John Kerry warned yesterday(SUN) – seven months before a crucial environmental summit hosted by Britain. The former White House candidate issued the doomsday alert in the run-up to COP26 in Glasgow – a United Nations event aimed at curbing emissions. Ex-US Secretary of State Mr Kerry said slashing the amount of carbon pumped into the atmosphere was “extremely urgent”. “That’s beyond catastrophic.”(Image: via REUTERS)But Mr Kerry believed the crisis represents “the biggest economic opportunity the world has seen since the Industrial Revolution”. “I think it’s much more effective if it does happen in person and that’s absolutely our intention.

Source: Daily Mirror April 18, 2021 12:45 UTC