OSAKA / G20 GUTERRES

28-Jun-2019 00:01:58
During a press conference at G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, UN Chief António Guterres said that the international community is lagging behind both in climate change and the implementation of the Agenda 2030. UNIC TOKYO / FILE
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STORY: OSAKA / G20 GUTERRES
TRT: 1:58
SOURCE: UNIC TOKYO
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT WFP FOOTAGE ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 28 JUNE 2019, OSAKA, JAPAN / FILE
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FILE – RECENT – UNIC TOKYO

1.Various shots, Osaka landscape

28 JUNE 2019, OSAKA, JAPAN

2. Various shots, Guterres and Japan Prime Minister photo-op
3. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I believe in science. I believe in what has been considered by the IPCC [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change] report, the most valid scientific position today, which is that we need to make sure that we do not reach more than 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming at the end of the century. And for that, we need to be carbon neutral in 2050 and we need to have a much more ambitious expression by governments and other actors of their commitments when the Nationally Determined Contributions will be reviewed in 2020.”

FILE – UNITED NATIONS - 17 MAY 2019, TUVALU

4. Various shots, aerial shots of Tuvalu

FILE - WFP - 26 APRIL 2019, MACOMIA SEDE, MAIN VILLAGE OF MACOMIA DISTRICT, MOZAMBIQUE

4. Various drone shots, destruction of houses and flattened palm trees

28 JUNE 2019, OSAKA, JAPAN

5. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I have always believed and will go on believing that the JCPOA is a very important instrument that was achieved, and it was a factor of stability, and that it will be very important to preserve it. And so I made that appeal to everybody, including to Iran. Obviously, it is essential to de-escalate the situation in the Gulf. It is essential to avoid that a confrontation takes place in the Gulf. I think the world couldn’t afford this.”
6. Various shots, G20 family photo
STORYLINE
During a press conference at G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, UN Chief António Guterres said that the international community is lagging behind both in climate change and the implementation of the Agenda 2030.

Guterres noted today (28 Jun) that this G20 meeting takes place in a moment of high political tension. He said that the world not only is facing global warming, but also have global political warming which can be seen in relation to trade and technology conflicts, to situations in several parts of the world, namely the Gulf.

Reiterating that climate change is running faster than what we are, Guterres said, “I believe in science. I believe in what has been considered by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report, the most valid scientific position today, which is that we need to make sure that we do not reach more than 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming at the end of the century.”

He continued, “and for that, we need to be carbon neutral in 2050 and we need to have a much more ambitious expression by governments and other actors of their commitments when the Nationally Determined Contributions will be reviewed in 2020.”

In September in New York, the UN will convene a climate summit during which Guterres will appeal to world leaders for a much stronger commitment for climate action, such as putting a price on carbon, ending subsidies to fossil fuels, and more.

Asked about Iran, Guterres said, “I have always believed and will go on believing that the JCPOA is a very important instrument that was achieved, and it was a factor of stability, and that it will be very important to preserve it.”

He continued, “so I made that appeal to everybody, including to Iran. Obviously, it is essential to de-escalate the situation in the Gulf. It is essential to avoid that a confrontation takes place in the Gulf.”

He reiterated, “I think the world couldn’t afford this.”

On the 28th and 29th of June 2019, the leaders of the G20 gather in Osaka as Japan hosts its first ever G20 Summit.
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