They used one of the world's most prestigious forums, amid the United Nations General Assembly, to demonstrate that they were pressing on with the struggle against climate change, despite the current headwinds. They hammered home that climate change not only exists, but also kills, regardless of what Donald Trump says. When the American president, a climate change skeptic who, when speaking at the same podium on Tuesday, called the phenomenon "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world," they countered with appeals to "survival," "security" and "prosperity."
The representatives of more than 100 countries, including about 40 national leaders, took to the podium to issue their warning calls during the UN Climate Summit on Wednesday, September 24. This was a remarkable achievement in a world riven by wars and trade conflicts, where climate change is often relegated to a secondary priority. It came as proof that climate multilateralism endures, just 50 days before the global climate conference (COP30) is set to take place in Belém, Brazil, as the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement approaches.
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