What we know
What we know: AP Exclusive: Departing UN chief calls this 'a moment of truth' in fight to curb global warming
Compiled Nov 6
What we know
- UN climate talks (COP31) begin in Turkey on Monday, scheduled Nov. 9-20
- Guterres is serving his final months as UN Secretary-General, with his second term ending at the end of the year
- Last year, scientists told Guterres that the Paris Agreement's 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit was no longer achievable
- Nepal floods in August killed more than 1,400 people with 5,600 missing, and scientists said climate change played a role
- Guterres called for taxing fossil fuel companies' windfall profits to help fund climate-impacted countries
- Three years ago, Guterres toured Nepal's highest peaks warning of glacier-fed floods and landslides
What we don’t know yet
- The U.N. Security Council is still deciding who will be the next secretary-general
Open questions
- Who will succeed Guterres as UN Secretary-General?
- Will fossil fuel companies actually face windfall profit taxes as Guterres proposes?
- What concrete actions will result from COP31 given Guterres's urgent warnings?
- How will world leaders respond to Guterres's 'moment of truth' message?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.