G20 nations must do the ‘maximum’ to avert climate crisis, urges UN chief

Antonio Guterres has warned that major economies must the ‘maximum’ in a bid to avert climate change (Ben Stansall/PA)

All major economies must do the “maximum” they can to avert the climate crisis, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres has warned.

Mr Guterres said a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), which shows the latest plans and pledges by countries to curb climate emissions by 2030 put the world on track for a “catastrophic” 2.7C of warming, was a “thundering wake up call”.