Climate crisis: UN secretary general warns ‘humanity has opened the gates of hell’

Speaking at the United Nations general assembly Climate Ambition summit, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, made a lacerating attack on wealthy countries and the fossil fuel industry for their sluggish response to the climate crisis. He urged nations who have benefited most from fossil fuels to assist developing countries in their transition to net zero emissions. 'The move from fossil fuels to renewables is happening, but we are decades behind,' Guterres said. 'We must make up time lost to foot-dragging, arm-twisting, and the naked greed of entrenched interests raking in billions from fossil fuels' ► Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube Humanity has ‘opened gates to hell’ by letting climate crisis worsen, UN secretary warns