ANNOUNCING NEW YOUTH ADVISERS, GUTERRES PRAISES THEIR ‘UNRELENTING’ DRIVE FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE

Announcing new youth advisers, Guterres praises their ‘unrelenting’ drive for climate justice

Announcing new youth advisers, Guterres praises their ‘unrelenting’ drive for climate justice

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres this week announced the names of seven young climate leaders selected to serve on his Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change.
Their role is to act as climate justice advisers and push for the acceleration of bold climate goals based on their diverse expertise and grassroots work, across the different countries they represent.

The announcement was made as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) gathers in Switzerland news to wrap up its crucial Synthesis Report, the first since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015 by 193 countries.

It’s expected to confirm that the world is not on track to mitigate climate change, but some of the findings show we can still keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, if dramatic emissions cuts can be made across different sectors.

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