yesterday the New Zealand Government declared a climate emergency.
The secretary general of the United Nations has warned today that the planet is broken and humanity is waging a "suicidal" war on nature.
In a speech entitled "State of the Planet", UN secretary general Antonio Guterres announced that tackling global warming will be the central objective next year.
He wants to build a global coalition, whereby every country, city, financial institution and company adopts plans for a transition to net zero emissions by 2050.