{"id":468850,"date":"2026-09-06T12:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T19:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=468850"},"modified":"2026-09-06T12:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T19:22:11","slug":"secretary-general-antonio-gutteres-is-on-track-to-be-the-uns-biggest-climate-loser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=468850","title":{"rendered":"Secretary General Ant\u00f3nio Gutteres is on Track to be the UN\u2019s Biggest Climate Loser"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"482\" data-attachment-id=\"468912\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=468912\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0-ChatGPT-Secretary-General-Antonio-Gutteres-is-on-Track-to-be-the-UNs-Biggest-Climate-Loser.png?fit=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0-ChatGPT-Secretary-General-Antonio-Gutteres-is-on-Track-to-be-the-UNs-Biggest-Climate-Loser.png?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0-ChatGPT-Secretary-General-Antonio-Gutteres-is-on-Track-to-be-the-UNs-Biggest-Climate-Loser.png?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0-ChatGPT-Secretary-General-Antonio-Gutteres-is-on-Track-to-be-the-UNs-Biggest-Climate-Loser.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2026\/09\/05\/secretary-general-antonio-gutteres-is-on-track-to-be-the-uns-biggest-climate-loser\/\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Essay by&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/author\/eworrall1\/\">Eric Worrall<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Essay by Eric Worrall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boutros Boutros&nbsp;got the UNFCCC, Kofi Annan the Kyoto Protocol, Ban Ki-Moon the Paris Agreement, but Ant\u00f3nio Gutteres gets \u2013 nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u2018Fight for humanity\u2019: Avoiding a climate catastrophe means acting now<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><time datetime=\"2026-09-02T12:00:00Z\">2 September 2026<\/time><\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/news\/topic\/climate-change\">Climate and Environment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Record heat waves, deadly flooding and extreme weather reflect an ever-warming planet poised to soon breach safe temperature limits, according to a UN report released on Tuesday, but doubling down on climate action now could avoid a climate catastrophe.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key points<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rapid, collective and global action is vital to cap the temperature rise at 1.5\u00b0C<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Climate action can reverse current trend by slashing methane pollution, protecting land, forest and oceans and accelerating the phaseout of fossil fuels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Every fraction of a degree will cost lives, destroy livelihoods, deepen inequality and push ecosystems closer to irreversible damage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scorching heat in the northern hemisphere in recent months, raging wildfires and deadly floods are a warning of what lies ahead, UN&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sg\/\">Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/a>&nbsp;said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He recalled that the historic 2015&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/unfccc.int\/process-and-meetings\/the-paris-agreement\/the-paris-agreement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paris Agreement<\/a>&nbsp;on climate change saw world leaders pledge to keep temperature rise to the 1.5\u00b0C limit above pre-industrial levels, which scientists say is critical to avoiding the worst climate devastation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed, the world is failing to keep that promise, according to the new report from the UN Environment Programme (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNEP<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<strong>The fight for 1.5 degrees is the fight for humanity<\/strong>,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are set to breach the 1.5\u00b0C limit within the next few years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2026\/09\/1168240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2026\/09\/1168240<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lack of UN progress on climate change is so desperate, Gutteres tried to diversify;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Antonio Guterres at AI Impact Summit: \u2018Less hype, less fear\u2019 \u2013 IPCC-style UN panel aims for \u2018human control\u2019 of AI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, UN chief Antonio Guterres emphasised the need for a balanced approach to AI, advocating for less hype and fear while promoting human oversight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written By&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/authors\/gulam-jeelani\"><strong>Gulam Jeelani<\/strong><\/a><br>Published 20 Feb 2026, 11:57 AM IST<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>India AI Impact Summit:<\/strong>&nbsp;UN chief Antonio Guterres on 20 February called for \u2018less hype, less fear\u2019 over Artificial Intelligence (AI) as he said that a new expert panel aimed to make human control \u2018a technical reality\u2019, news agency&nbsp;<em>AFP&nbsp;<\/em>reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guterres said the United Nations General Assembly had confirmed the 40 members proposed for the Independent International Scientific Panel on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/ai\/artificial-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cScience-led governance is not a brake on progress\u201d but can make it \u201csafer, fairer, and more widely shared\u201d, he said at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2018Less hype, less fear. More facts and evidence\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe message is simple: Less hype, less fear. More facts and evidence,\u201d he said. The advisory body \u2013 aiming to be to AI what the UN\u2019s&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/topic\/intergovernmental-panel-on-climate-change-(ipcc)\" rel=\"noopener\">Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change<\/a>&nbsp;(IPCC) is to global warming \u2013 was created in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are barrelling into the unknown. Our goal is to make human control a technical reality \u2014 not a slogan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/technology\/tech-news\/antonio-guterres-at-ai-impact-summit-less-hype-less-fear-says-ipcc-style-un-panel-aims-for-human-control-of-ai-11771566064031.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/technology\/tech-news\/antonio-guterres-at-ai-impact-summit-less-hype-less-fear-says-ipcc-style-un-panel-aims-for-human-control-of-ai-11771566064031.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But with China and the USA going all in on the race for artificial super intelligence, nobody is going to put the brakes on AI development anytime soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gutteres became UN Secretary General in December 2016<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 just after President Trump won his first term. When Trump was defeated by President Biden in 2020, Gutteres must have known hope for a climate achievement of his very own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But this was not to be. Biden\u2019s unfocussed scattergun approach to advancing green causes failed to win traction with the global community.&nbsp;<strong>The one real chance Biden had of advancing environmental causes \u2013 silencing people who criticised him \u2013 collapsed in ridicule<\/strong>, after it emerged the person Biden chose to head his climate censorship push was a real oddball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Disinformation Governance Board, DisavowedHomeland Security pauses a speech board that sparked public mistrust.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/news\/author\/editorial-board\">The Editorial Board<\/a>&nbsp;May 18, 2022 at 6:36 pm&nbsp;ET<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quick as she came, the&nbsp;Mary Poppins&nbsp;of Disinformation unfurled her umbrella and floated away to her next job, nannying another nation of children who had the wrong ideas.&nbsp;Nina Jankowicz, age 33, was supposed to lead the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s new Disinformation Governance Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only three weeks after that announcement, media reports say the board is being \u201cpaused\u201d and Ms. Jankowicz has resigned. It isn\u2019t difficult to see why. \u201cYou can just call me the Mary Poppins of disinformation,\u201d she&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wiczipedia\/status\/1362153807879303171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted last year<\/a>, with a video of herself singing modified song lyrics to \u201cSupercalifragilisticexpialidocious.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/the-disinformation-governance-board-disavowed-nina-jankowicz-homeland-security-mary-poppins-11652910532\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/the-disinformation-governance-board-disavowed-nina-jankowicz-homeland-security-mary-poppins-11652910532<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who can forget the video, of the woman chosen by Biden to silence climate skeptics singing her version of Mary Poppins?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lNcEVYq2qUg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gutteres one big hope for a major climate treaty to his name, a global carbon tax on shipping, was derailed by President Trump threatening economic retaliation against anyone who tried to impose such taxes on the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-watts-up-with-that wp-block-embed-watts-up-with-that wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"879MiJ335G\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2025\/10\/17\/winning-global-shipping-carbon-tax-one-year-deferral\/\">Winning! Global Shipping Carbon Tax Vote Deferred Until Next Year<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cWinning! Global Shipping Carbon Tax Vote Deferred Until Next Year\u201d \u2014 Watts Up With That?\" src=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2025\/10\/17\/winning-global-shipping-carbon-tax-one-year-deferral\/embed\/#?secret=MmUMGF8Eq4#?secret=879MiJ335G\" data-secret=\"879MiJ335G\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>UN Secretary General Ant\u00f3nio Gutteres only has until the end of December to make his mark.<\/strong>&nbsp;I can\u2019t see him achieving anything significant in the time remaining to him \u2013 I mean, if he hasn\u2019t achieved anything in the last decade, why would that change in the next few months? But expect a few months of increasingly shrill UN headlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hang on, maybe I spoke too soon \u2013<strong>&nbsp;Will COP 31 \u201cPresident of Negotiations\u201d Chris Bowen save the day with a world changing green diplomatic breakthrough?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-watts-up-with-that wp-block-embed-watts-up-with-that wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Fo1F575s3N\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2026\/08\/19\/aussie-climate-minister-turns-to-international-labor-unions-to-fill-seats-at-his-no-show-fiji-climate-conference\/\">Aussie Climate Minister turns to International Labor Unions to Fill Seats at his No Show Fiji Climate Conference<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cAussie Climate Minister turns to International Labor Unions to Fill Seats at his No Show Fiji Climate Conference\u201d \u2014 Watts Up With That?\" src=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2026\/08\/19\/aussie-climate-minister-turns-to-international-labor-unions-to-fill-seats-at-his-no-show-fiji-climate-conference\/embed\/#?secret=DDHUA0QI35#?secret=Fo1F575s3N\" data-secret=\"Fo1F575s3N\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What do you think UN Secretary General Ant\u00f3nio Gutteres should do to make his mark?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boutros Boutros got the UNFCCC, Kofi Annan the Kyoto Protocol, Ban Ki-Moon the Paris Agreement, but Ant\u00f3nio Gutteres gets \u2013 nothing.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of UN progress on climate change is so desperate, Gutteres tried to diversify;<\/p>\n<p>But with China and the USA going all in on the race for artificial super intelligence, nobody is going to put the brakes on AI development anytime soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":468912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Boutros Boutros got the UNFCCC, Kofi Annan the 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