‘The world we know is over’ without urgent climate action, Marshall Islands president tells Cop31
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Key context: <p>Hilda Heine warns of effects of catastrophic global heating as world leaders meet in Turkey amid calls for urgent action on fossil fuels</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2026/nov/11/climate-crisis-talks-turkey-latest-news-updates">Cop31 live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Failure to provide an overwhelming response to the climate crisis means “the world we know is over”, the president of the embattled Marshall Islands has warned, as dozens of leaders gathered in Turkey for the Cop31 climate summit.</p><p>Hilda Heine, one of a handful of Pacific Island leaders to make an impassioned speech at Cop31 on Wednesday, told other heads of state that overshooting the 1.5C Paris temperature target would mean waves eating away their shores and floods that destroy towns, schools and hospitals.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/11/the-world-we-know-is-over-marshall-islands-president-cop31">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Hilda Heine warns of effects of catastrophic global heating as world leaders meet in Turkey amid calls for urgent action on fossil fuelsCop31 live – latest updatesFailure to provide an overwhelming response to the climate crisis means “the world we know is over”, the president of the embattled Marshall Islands has warned, as dozens of leaders gathered in Turkey for the Cop31 climate summit.Hilda Heine, one of a handful of Pacific Island leaders to make an impassioned speech at Cop31 on Wednesday, told other heads of state that overshooting the 1.5C Paris temperature target would mean waves eating away their shores and floods that destroy towns, schools and hospitals. Continue reading...
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