UN chief visits Antarctica ahead of Cop28 climate talks

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres stands outside a Chilean air force base in King George Island, Antarctica (Jorge Saenz/AP/PA)

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has warned of the need for climate action as he visited Antarctica ahead of the Cop28 talks.

“We are witnessing an acceleration that is absolutely devastating,” Mr Guterres said about the rate of ice melt in Antarctica, which is considered to be a “sleeping giant”.