- Guterres asked every country for a fossil fuel exit roadmap with clear timelines
- Nigeria is one of six countries in a new phase of a UN critical minerals initiative
- COP31 holds in Antalya, Turkey, in November; Guterres leaves office on 31 December
Guterres uses his last UN climate summit to demand fossil fuel timelines
At his final climate summit as UN chief, António Guterres asked countries for dated fossil fuel exit plans; Nigeria features in a new UN minerals drive.
António Guterres has used his final climate summit as UN secretary-general to press governments for firm dates on quitting coal, oil and gas. Speaking at UN headquarters in New York on 23 September, in the middle of General Assembly week, he urged every country to produce a credible roadmap away from fossil fuels, with clear timelines attached. His message mixed…