WELLINGTON: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres launched a brief South Pacific tour in New Zealand Sunday , warning the world was"not on track" to limiting global temperature rises.
"We are seeing everywhere a clear demonstration that we are not on track to achieve the objectives defined in the Paris agreement," Guterres said on the failure to limit rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial revolution levels. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will also take visit Fiji, Tuvalu and Vanuatu which are under threat from rising sea levels. However, he did excuse New Zealand from his accusation, describing Wellington's leadership as"extremely important" after it introduced legislation to become carbon neutral by 2050, although greenhouse gas emissions from its economically vital agricultural sector will not have to meet the commitment.
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