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AP Exclusive: Departing UN chief calls this 'a moment of truth' in fight to curb global warming
Compiled Nov 6
What happened
UN climate talks (COP31) begin in Turkey on Monday, scheduled Nov. 9-20
The detail
Guterres is serving his final months as UN Secretary-General, with his second term ending at the end of the year
The detail
Last year, scientists told Guterres that the Paris Agreement's 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit was no longer achievable
The detail
Nepal floods in August killed more than 1,400 people with 5,600 missing, and scientists said climate change played a role
How it unfolded
late 1990s: Guterres served as Portugal's prime minister and invested long-term in a greener future · three years ago: Guterres toured Nepal's highest peaks warning about glacier-fed floods and landslides · last year: Guterres learned from scientists that the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming goal was no longer achievable · August: Floods in Nepal killed more than 1,400 people with 5,600 missing · earlier this month: Guterres spoke with a science team on a drifting platform in the Arctic Ocean · Monday: UN climate talks (COP31) kick off in Turkey
By the numbers
Nov. 9-20 COP31 dates · 1,400+ deaths · 5,600 missing · 1.5 degrees Celsius · 10 years tenure
Still unresolved
The U.N. Security Council is still deciding who will be the next secretary-general