UN chief warns ‘we will be doomed’ without historic climate pact

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Exclusive: António Guterres says gap between developed world and poorer countries is biggest issue facing Cop27 talks

A police officer outside the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), in Sharm El-Sheikh, in Egypt.
A police officer outside the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), in Sharm El-Sheikh, in Egypt.Photograph: Sedat Suna/EPA

Fiona Harveyin Sharm el-SheikhFri 4 Nov 2022 08.00 EDT

Rich countries must sign a “historic pact” with the poor on the climate, or “we will be doomed”, the UN secretary-general, António Guterres, has warned, as a deepening gulf between the developed and developing world has put climate talks on the brink.

The stark warning comes as world leaders start to gather for theUN Cop27 climate summit, which opens on Sunday in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, but which even the hosts admitwill be the most difficult in at least a decade.

Cop27 is taking place amid the worst geopolitical tensions for years…

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