World must end fossil fuel age, says Guterres after visiting melting glaciers

Antonio Guterres visits Annapurna base camp in Nepal (AP Photo/Yunish Gurung)

UN chief Antonio Guterres has said the world should end the fossil fuel age to curb what he says is a devastating level of melting of glaciers in the Himalayas due to global warming.

The UN secretary-general addressed Nepal’s parliament after flying past Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, on Monday and touring the base camp of Mount Annapurna, the world’s 10th highest, on Tuesday.