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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses a Leaders' Summit ahead of the start of the UN Biodiversity Conference, or COP17, Yerevan, Armenia, Oct. 16, 2026.

Video. ‘End handouts’ for fossil fuels, urges UN chief ahead of COP17

Updated: 16/10/2026 - 13:36 GMT+2

Fossil fuels are 'boiling our planet', says Guterres. Yet COP31 hosts Türkiye and Australia are expanding them, a new report shows.

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