NAIROBI / AFRICA CLIMATE SUMMIT GUTERRES

STORY: NAIROBI / AFRICA CLIMATE SUMMIT GUTERRES
TRT: 2:10
SOURCE: UNIS NAIROBI
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 05 SEPTEMBER 2023, NAIROBI, KENYA

SHOTLIST:

1.Wide shot, UN Secretary-General António Guterres walking to the stage
2. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“It is still possible to avoid the worst effects of climate change. But only with a quantum leap in climate action. The people of Africa — and people everywhere — need action to respond to deadly climate extremes.”
3.Med shot, summit participants
4. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“An injustice burns at the heart of the climate crisis. And its flame is scorching hopes and possibilities here in Africa. This continent accounts for less than four per cent of global emissions. Yet it suffers some of the worst effects of rising global temperatures.”
5.Med shot, summit participants
6. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I make a very strong appeal to the large emitters, the G20 countries that are responsible for 80 per cent of the emissions that will be meeting this week in Delhi. Assume your responsibilities. Developed countries must commit to reaching net-zero emissions as close as possible to 2040 — and large emerging economies as close as possible to 2050, with support from developed countries to do so.”
7. Wide shot, summit stage
8. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Developed countries must present a clear and credible roadmap to double adaptation finance by 2025 as a first step towards devoting at least half of all climate finance to adaptation. They must also keep their promise to provide $100 billion a year to developing countries for climate support, and fully replenish the Green Climate Fund.”
9. Med shot, summit participants
10. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Renewable energy could be the African miracle, but we must make it happen. We must all work together for Africa to become a renewable energy superpower.”
11. Med shot, participants

STORYLINE:

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said, “the people of Africa — and people everywhere — need action to respond to deadly climate extremes.”

In Nairobi today (05 Sep), the Secretary-General spoke at the Africa climate Summit. He said that an injustice burns at the heart of the climate crisis and its flame is scorching hopes and possibilities in Africa.

Guterres underscored that the continent accounts for less than four per cent of global emissions and yet it suffers some of the worst effects of rising global temperatures.
The Secretary-General made a strong appeal for large emitters, namely the G20 countries that are meeting in New Delhi this week, to commit to reaching net-zero emissions as close as possible to 2040. “Assume your responsibilities,” he told them.

Guterres also said, “Developed countries must present a clear and credible roadmap to double adaptation finance by 2025 as a first step towards devoting at least half of all climate finance to adaptation.”

He added that they must also keep their promise to provide $100 billion a year to developing countries for climate support, and fully replenish the Green Climate Fund.”

The Secretary-General also said that we must all work together for Africa to become a renewable energy superpower. “Africa can be at the heart of a renewable future,” he said.

Guterres is now on his way to the ASEAN-UN Summit in Indonesia.